Les Ballades. [Limited Edition with Extra Suite of Plates ]
by Villon, Francois
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About This Item
Paris: Edouard Pelletan, Editeur, 1896. Limited Edition. Large Octavo. Limited to 100 copies (106-205) This copy is number 119, two vignette title pages in red, black and brown, two printed half-titles and one engraved vignette half-title, printed on vellin paper from the Marsh Mills, watermarked "KTHMA EIE AEL" illustrations by A. Gerardin, with an extra suite of 70 gravures on hand-made Japon or Chine paper engraved by Julien Tinayre bound in at rear with an engraved vignette half-title. Handsomely bound by V. Champs in ¾ tan morocco over marbled paper covered boards, marbled endpapers, spine decorated in blind, lettering and top edge gilt, very tiny chip to head, one corner worn through, two small spots to spine. A very nice bright copy without foxing, names, or bookplates.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017165
- Title
- Les Ballades. [Limited Edition with Extra Suite of Plates ]
- Author
- Villon, Francois
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Edouard Pelletan, Editeur
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1896
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
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