El Capitan de los Penitentes Negros por Ponson du Terrail
by Ponson du Terrail, Pierre Alexis
- Used
- Condition
- About very good.
- Seller
-
Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Mexico City, 1897. About very good.. 247,[1];214pp. Contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, leather label. Light wear to spine and boards; small scorch mark at fore-edge of front board. Text occasionally trimmed close. Tanned, but not brittle. Unrecorded popular Mexican edition of this French adventure story by prolific author Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail. The work, first published serially in France in 1869, tells the story of the magistrate of Provence town Mirabeau and his struggle against local brigands. This edition was published in the "Biblioteca Universal" series and is a good example cheap fiction being produced in Mexico at the end of the 19th century. Not in OCLC.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- McBride Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2844
- Title
- El Capitan de los Penitentes Negros por Ponson du Terrail
- Author
- Ponson du Terrail, Pierre Alexis
- Book Condition
- Used - About very good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- Mexico City
- Date Published
- 1897
Terms of Sale
McBride Rare Books
All items are guaranteed as described. Any purchase may be returned for a full refund within 10 working days as long as it is returned in the same condition and is packed and shipped correctly. All items subject to prior sale.
About the Seller
McBride Rare Books
Biblio member since 2018
Dobbs Ferry, New York
About McBride Rare Books
We specialize in American history, focusing on unique and eclectic materials such as archives, broadsides, vernacular photography, and interesting or unusual imprints. Particular fields of interest include Western Americana and Latin America.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...