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Akëdysséril
by VILLIERS DE L'ISLE-ADAM, Comte de
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Lebanon, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Paris: M. de Brunhoff, 1886. First edition, no. 230 of 250 copies on japan vellum. 4to. Portrait photograph frontispiece with facsimile inscription, plate by Félicien Rops in three states (blue and red before letters, and gray with letters), headpiece and vignette in two states (black and red). [4], 67, [3] pp. Publisher's wrappers; fine First edition in publisher's wrappers of this "conte cruel," with the plate by Félicien Rops depicting the titular warrior queen of Benares in three states. REFERENCE: Vicaire, VII, col. 1091
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bull's Head Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100361
- Title
- Akëdysséril
- Author
- VILLIERS DE L'ISLE-ADAM, Comte de
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, no. 230 of 250 copies on japan vellum
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- M. de Brunhoff
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1886
Terms of Sale
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Lebanon, New Jersey
About Bull's Head Rare Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
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