Binding, Fine - J. Kelly ) Le Prisme. Encyclopédie Morale Du Dix-Neuvième Siècle
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Item Price
A$455.67A$364.54
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About This Item
Paris: L. Curmer, 1841. In contemporary fine binding signed J. Kelly Binders Gower Place. John Kelly (? -1861) was at Gower Place 1836-1841. Bound in full red morocco, tooled in gilt interlacing floral designs, the covers with a gilt rule border with triple rule inner border with floral decoration-s at corners, the front cover with a central gilt tooled crest bearing the motto Dum Spiro Spero and the head of a loon. All edges gilt. Very Good, wear at all edges and joints, darkening to morocco at edges, small label of noted book collector Frederick Spiegelberg front paste down. small chip bottom corner p. 159, scattered light toning. Copiously illustrated in the text by Honore Daumier, Gagniet, Gavarni, Grandville , Malapeau, Meissonier, Pauquet, Penguilly, Raymond Pelez, and Trimolet. Pencil note indicates that 30 of the illustrations were by Daumier. "The French painted by themselves" .. First Edition. Morocco. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007956
- Title
- Binding, Fine - J. Kelly ) Le Prisme. Encyclopédie Morale Du Dix-Neuvième Siècle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- L. Curmer
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1841
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; Fine Bindings; Nineteenth Century;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...