Zadig; or The Book of Fate. An Oriental Mystery
by Voltaire, Francois Marie Arouet
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Redding, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
LondonLondon: John Brindley, 1749 3/4 Tan Calf. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Engraved frontis.238pp., rebacked with new tan morocco spine, raised bands and gold lettering over original marble boards. Contents slightly age toned, binding rubbed and soiled, corners bumped but a very nice copy. Probably the First English Edition..
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- Bookseller
- Quaker Hill Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 882141
- Title
- Zadig; or The Book of Fate. An Oriental Mystery
- Author
- Voltaire, Francois Marie Arouet
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- LondonLondon: John Brindley, 1749
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- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- New
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- Soiled
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Morocco
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...