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Les Jeunes Bienheureux.
by M. L'Abbe C... [Carron, Guy-Toussaint-Julien (1760-1821)]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See item description and photos
- Seller
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Hay on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
First and only edition. Chez Louis Janet Libraire, successor de son pere. nd [c.1800]. 12mo. 212pp. Engraved title page, 12 engraved plates, with tissue guards. Marbled endpapers. Contemporary full red grained morocco, spine with gilt rules, lettering and embellishment. Boards with double gilt border rules, foliar and floral embellishment, edge tooling, inner foliar curlicues. All edges gilt, (gilding a little faded in places), green silk ribbon bookmark. Small area of surface loss to lower board (see photo). Corner tips lightly rubbed. Occasional light spotting, mainly to free endpapers. Text and plates crisp and bright.
Guy Toussaint Julien Carron (1760-1821) born in Rennes. Educator, writer and philanthropist who founded a number of social and educational institutions: schools, libraries and pharmacies while in exile in England. Deported to Jersey (1792-1796), on the Bourbon Restoration in 1814, Carron returned to France and became head of the Institut de Marie - Thérèse.
An interesting example of regional hagiography in Juvenile Literature.
Extremely rare: one copy held in Bibliotheque Municipale Lyon is the only copy recorded worldwide.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Paul Haynes Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio222
- Title
- Les Jeunes Bienheureux.
- Author
- M. L'Abbe C... [Carron, Guy-Toussaint-Julien (1760-1821)]
- Book Condition
- Used - See item description and photos
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chez Louis Janet Libraire, successor de son pere
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- [c.1800]
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Historiography, Hagiography, Miniature book, fine bindings, Juvenile Literature, saints, martyrs, christianity, theology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Philosophy and Theology; Tiny Treasures; Fine Bindings; France and French Interest;
- Size
- 12mo
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About the Seller
Paul Haynes Rare Books
Biblio member since 2016
Hay on Wye, Herefordshire
About Paul Haynes Rare Books
Paul Haynes has been an antiquarian bookseller since 1978. Based in Hay on Wye, he travels worldwide to buy and sell rare and old books. A member of the ABA, ILAB and PBFA. Paul Haynes Rare Books offers both antiquarian and scarce books in all subjects, with something of a bias towards the owner's passion for Travel and Exploration.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....
- 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...
- ND
- no publisher's date given
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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