Les Beaux Pays (The Beautiful Landscapes)
by Ferrand, Henri;Tissot, Roger;Guiton, Paul
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
Item Price
A$193.68A$135.57
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About This Item
Editions J Rey, B. Arthuad, 1924-1925. Hardcover. Very Good. Three volumes in the Les Beaux Pays (The Beautiful Landscapes) series of guidebooks published by Editions J Rey, B. Arthuad. Each volume depicts life in pre-World War II France with photographs. Custom binding in quarter calf with hubbed spine and gilt lettering, tooling, and top edge. Marbled boards and endpapers with the original color cover bound in with the text. A handsome set. Rubbing to the corners and spine ends, some loss of the decorative gilt. Very Good plus. Ferrand, Henri. Grenoble: Capitale des Alpes Francaises, 1924.Tissot, Roger. Au Monte Blanc, 1924.Guiton, Paul. Au Coeur de La Savoie, 1925.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Vandello Books, Member IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032822009
- Title
- Les Beaux Pays (The Beautiful Landscapes)
- Author
- Ferrand, Henri;Tissot, Roger;Guiton, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Editions J Rey, B. Arthuad
- Date Published
- 1924-1925
- Keywords
- Alps|Mountaineering|Switzerland|Italy|France|SABF 2023|Travel|Rose City 2023
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Vandello Books, Member IOBA
Returns accepted within 30 days of purchase.
About the Seller
Vandello Books, Member IOBA
Biblio member since 2005
Seattle, Washington
About Vandello Books, Member IOBA
Vandello Books is an online bookstore in Seattle, Washington. Our areas of strength include Modern Firsts, Textiles, Craft and the Arts. We carry inventory in numerous subject areas and are happy to advise our customers on building collections. We consider ourselves to be custodians of your books and treat each item with this philosophy in mind.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...