Catalogue Des Livres
by Villoisin, Jean Baptiste Gaspard d'Ansse de
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Narberth, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Paris: L.-É. Testu, 1806. 19th-century calf-backed marbled boards, spine and title gilt. Classical text editor, philologist, manuscript hunter and collector, Villoison (1750-1805) focused on fine and large paper copies of scholarly and antiquarian Greek literature. At the time of the sale, this copy's owner marked in manuscript fifty-nine lots with an M, AM or LM and a three to nine digit number. He also recorded the prices realized in pencil for a third of the lots, including the coded ones. In good condition, lower and outer margins uncut (occasional light spotting, narrow worm trail in some blank upper margins), bookplate of lawyer Frédéric Chéron (d. 1922). ¶Peignot, Répertoire bibliographique universel 131; Blogie, Répertoire des catalogues de ventes II: 25.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bruce McKittrick Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 09036
- Title
- Catalogue Des Livres
- Author
- Villoisin, Jean Baptiste Gaspard d'Ansse de
- Format/Binding
- 19th-century calf-backed marbled boards, spine and title gilt
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- L.-É. Testu
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1806
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About the Seller
Bruce McKittrick Rare Books
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Narberth, Pennsylvania
About Bruce McKittrick Rare Books
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Glossary
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- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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....
- 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
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...