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Les Contes Drolatiques- Colligez Ez Abbayes De Touraine Et Mis En Lumiere Par Le Sieur De Balzac
by Jeune, Gibert
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
San Anselmo, California, United States
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About This Item
Paris. Librairie D' Amateurs. (Circa 1939). Bound in 3/4 vellum and marbled boards. Colour pictorial plate to spine of what appears to be a friar. Marbled endsheets. 4to. This edition limited to 3000 numbered copies of which this is number 1136. Profusely illustrated throughout with colour drawings by Dubuot. The mildest of offset to prelims. Covers and spine a bit soiled and sunned. Very small chip to top of rear cover. Front cover slightly bowed, else a Very Good copy with crisp, bright internals.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7387
- Title
- Les Contes Drolatiques- Colligez Ez Abbayes De Touraine Et Mis En Lumiere Par Le Sieur De Balzac
- Author
- Jeune, Gibert
- Format/Binding
- Bound in 3/4 vellum and marbled boards. Colour pictorial plate to spine of what appears to be a friar. Marbled endsheets.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Librairie D' Amateurs.
- Place of Publication
- Paris.
- Date Published
- (Circa 1939).
Terms of Sale
Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
The Heldfond Book Gallery is an elected member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers and conforms to all ethical codes and standards of those organizations.Books found to be materially mis-described may be returned within seven days of receipt and all monies will be promptly refunded, if returned to us in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2005
San Anselmo, California
About Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
Located just accross the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County, California - the Heldfond Book Gallery, Ltd. is one of the oldest and most esteemed Rare Bookstores on the West Coast. Specializations include: Illustrated Books in all disciplines, Fine Bindings and Sets, Important Literary First Editions,Fine Arts, Collectable Children's Illustrated Books, Illuminated Manuscripts and Incunabula,Rare Aviation and Maritime as well as a consistently superb inventory of General Antiquarian Materials.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
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