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CONTES FANTASTIQUES. TRADUCTION NOUVELLE. PRECEDE DE SOUVENIRS INTIMES SUR LA VIE DE L'AUTEUR PAR P. CHRISTIAN

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CONTES FANTASTIQUES. TRADUCTION NOUVELLE. PRECEDE DE SOUVENIRS INTIMES SUR LA VIE DE L'AUTEUR PAR P. CHRISTIAN

by (Gavarni) HOFFMAN, E.T.A

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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 (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

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Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA

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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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Plate
Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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...
First Edition
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Spine
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Tight
Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.

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