CONTES FANTASTIQUES. TRADUCTION NOUVELLE. PRECEDE DE SOUVENIRS INTIMES SUR LA VIE DE L'AUTEUR PAR P. CHRISTIAN
by (Gavarni) HOFFMAN, E.T.A
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Paris: Lavigne, 1843. Hardcover. Very Good. Gavarni. 8vo. xix, 522pp. Original wraps bound in. Quarter leather with ornate spine, gilt, with gilt title. Head of spine at corners a bit rubbed, green mottled paper boards with light edgewear. All edges speckled green. First edition with illustrations by Gavarni, finely engraved on wood by Breviere and Nouvion. A very good copy despite some foxing and spotting throughout. Some plates lightly numbered in pencil. Tissue guards to each plate. Tight and square copy. Very good.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1836
- Title
- CONTES FANTASTIQUES. TRADUCTION NOUVELLE. PRECEDE DE SOUVENIRS INTIMES SUR LA VIE DE L'AUTEUR PAR P. CHRISTIAN
- Author
- (Gavarni) HOFFMAN, E.T.A
- Illustrator
- Gavarni
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Lavigne
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1843
- Keywords
- fantastic literature, illustrated, gavarni, in french, french literature
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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