Caen: Le Blanc-Hardel. 1867. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Edgewear, spine ligthly faded, tight and clean without foxing or stains, a very attractive copy, internally VG plus. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Later 3/4 red morocco, 5 raised bands, panels are gilt ruled with device in center, all edges marbled with matching end-papers and boards, x, 800p., profusely illustrated, 1 folding plate, index, plus contemporary mss. index in Bayley's hand. **Francis Bayley's copy with signature and armorial bookplate, also the book seller's or binder's label of Leightons, 40 Brewer St.. The author was the founder of the Congres Scientifics de France. .

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Bookseller: Janet & Henry Hurley (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 43187
Title: Abecedaire Ou Rudiment D'archeologie: Architecture Religieuse.
Author: Caumont, M. A. De
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Edition: Fifth Edition
Publisher: Le Blanc-Hardel
Place of Publication: Caen
Date Published: 1867
Keywords: Catholic, French, Antiquarian, Architecture, Cathedrals, Provenance, Top Shelf
Bookseller catalogs: Architecture;

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About Janet & Henry Hurley

Hurley Books was established by my father, Henry Hurley, in 1966. We have been shipping books through the mail for over 40 years with over 200 catalogs having been issued. Our bookshop contains well over 50,000 volumes with 17,000 +/- currently listed on Biblio.

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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...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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...
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....
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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...
Morocco: Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Device: Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...

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