Calmann Levy, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. 363 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and front. In French. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to gutters. Hinges are cracked with netting exposed. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Pencil inscription to first title page. Stain to front pastedown. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Gilt lettering is darkened.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1631884356MHP
Title: Memoires D'un Artiste
Author: Charles Gounod
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Calmann Levy

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Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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....