Fables De La Fontaine Avec Les Dessins De Gustave Dore
by LA FONTAINE; DORE, GUSTAVE [ills.]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Paris: Librairie De L. Hachette et Cie, 1867. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 volumes. Thick folios, lx, 317 [1]; 383pp. 85 full page plates combined, with numerous head and tail-pieces by Gustave Dore. Full page plates with tissue guards. Rubricated titles and borders. Bound in full light burgundy morocco with 6 compartment and 5 raised bands. Spines faded and unevenly faded boards. Light wear to head and foot of spine, with several spine nicks. Gilt ruled borders, corners a little rubbed, wide inner turn-ins with silk paste-down and front endpapers, all edges gilt. Light sporadic foxing throughout but overall a very clean copy in a tight and square binding. Overall a nice, clean set.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41088
- Title
- Fables De La Fontaine Avec Les Dessins De Gustave Dore
- Author
- LA FONTAINE; DORE, GUSTAVE [ills.]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Librairie De L. Hachette et Cie
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1867
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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)
Glossary
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- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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