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Les Contes Drolatiques; Colligez Ez Abbayes De Touraine -- Dixieme Edition Illustree de 425 Dessins Par Gustave Dore
by Balzac, Honore de
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Half green morocco and marbled boards, spine sunned to brown. Teg. Very good
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Garnier Freres, Nd. Dixieme edition. Hardcover. Half green morocco and marbled boards, spine sunned to brown. Teg. Very good. Dore, Gustave. [XXXI] 614 pages. 21 x 15 cm. Originally published 1855. Bookplate, original wrappers bound in, bright and fresh copy with images sharp, slight extremity rubbing, backstrip decorated and lettered in gilt. GORDON N. RAY, 244. "This is Dore's early masterpiece; indeed, Beraldi thought is the most likely to endure of all his books......Dore sought simply to be striking and amusing.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20536
- Title
- Les Contes Drolatiques; Colligez Ez Abbayes De Touraine -- Dixieme Edition Illustree de 425 Dessins Par Gustave Dore
- Author
- Balzac, Honore de
- Illustrator
- Dore, Gustave
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Half green morocco and marbled boards, spine sunned to brown. Teg. Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Dixieme edition
- Publisher
- Garnier Freres
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- Nd
- Keywords
- Literature
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- Art Reference; Illustrated Books; Prints;
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Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- ND
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- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
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