Daphnis and Chloe. With illustrations by Raphael Collin. Preface by Jules Claretie
by Longus
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About This Item
Paris: Societe des Beaux Arts, [1896] Full brown crushed morocco, elaborate gilt borders on covers. Gilt spine, tooled in compartments, top edge gilt. Octavo. Colored frontispiece, many tinted illustrations, with tissue guards. Spine lightly faded, minor shelfwear. A very attractive volume in a pretty, unsigned binding.
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- Bookseller
- Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14261
- Title
- Daphnis and Chloe. With illustrations by Raphael Collin. Preface by Jules Claretie
- Author
- Longus
- Format/Binding
- Full brown crushed morocco, elaborate gilt borders on covers. Gilt spine, tooled in compartments, top edge gilt
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Societe des Beaux Arts,
- Place of Publication
- Paris:
- Date Published
- [1896]
- Pages
- xvi, 166 pp
- Size
- Octavo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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...