THE DEAD LEMAN AND OTHER TALES FROM THE FRENCH.
by Lang, Andrew, and Paul Sylvester
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: Swan Sonneschein & Co., 1889. hardcover. Good. Octavo, navy cloth covers with elaborate gilt design and titles on top cover and spine. Top edge gilt. Floral endpapers, xvi, 336 pages. Cover corners and edges worn. Studio
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000020653
- Title
- THE DEAD LEMAN AND OTHER TALES FROM THE FRENCH.
- Author
- Lang, Andrew, and Paul Sylvester
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Swan Sonneschein & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1889
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Alkahest Books
Biblio member since 2012
Deerfield, Illinois
About Alkahest Books
Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- 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...