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Adventures of Gil Blas (3 volumes)
by Le Sage, Alain Rene. Translated by Tobias Smollett
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Seller
-
New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: J. Mawman, 1819. First edition thus. Full Calf. Very Good Plus. Extra-illustrated with 84 additional hand-colored plates interleaved from the 1807 edition by Tomlinson, Warner, et. al., for a total of 87 hand-colored plates. 8vo. 22 by 14 cm. Many of the extra colored plates done by Richard Phillips. Diced calf on boards, with lotus ornamented gilt band around perimeter of boards and same as turn-ins, wide raised bands on spine with gilt decoration both on bands and within compartments between. Condition: rubbing along joints, edges, corners.
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- Bookseller
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006294
- Title
- Adventures of Gil Blas (3 volumes)
- Author
- Le Sage, Alain Rene. Translated by Tobias Smollett
- Format/Binding
- Full Calf
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Publisher
- J. Mawman
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1819
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
Biblio member since 2010
New York, New York
About White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
By appointment. Antiquarian and rare books with strengths in illustrated plate books, the decorative arts, costume, sporting, foreign language literature (in the original language), with growing emphasis on early printing.
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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...
- 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...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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