CHATEAUBRIAND; Poet statesman lover
by MAUROIS, Andre
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Lanesborough, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
NY: Harper, 1938. First Edition. 8vo, pp. x, 3Index. Translated from the French by Vera Fraser. Illustrated. Ex library with bookplate, pocket,and review pasted on rear flyleaf. Blue cloth, blind-stamped, with gilt lettering on spine.Cover little scuffed, one hinge tender, o/w VG.
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Details
- Seller
- Second Life Books Inc (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 40402
- Title
- CHATEAUBRIAND; Poet statesman lover
- Author
- MAUROIS, Andre
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1938
Terms of Sale
Second Life Books Inc
Books returnable within 10 days.
About the Seller
Second Life Books Inc
Biblio member since 2008
Lanesborough, Massachusetts
About Second Life Books Inc
Established on 1972, we sell used and rare books. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Assoc. of America, the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers and the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Booksellers .
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...