L'Inspecteur des Ruines. Roman.
by TRIOLET, Elsa
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
La Bibliothèque Française, Paris., 1948. First edition. Octavo. 311 pages. Wrappers. Possibly the author's most famous work. Two page introduction by her.Presentation copy from the author to Georges Sadoul and his wife, inscribed on the half-title page: ''A Rutha, à Georges pour leur parler au moins de loin! Elsa''.Spine cocked. Covers a bit darkened at the edges. Nick to head of spine. Tail of spine starting to split. Very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Ellis bookseller
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TRIOLETE014593
- Title
- L'Inspecteur des Ruines. Roman.
- Author
- TRIOLET, Elsa
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- La Bibliothèque Française, Paris.
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- french
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About the Seller
Peter Ellis bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
LONDON
About Peter Ellis bookseller
A shop in one of the last remaining bookselling enclaves of London, with a carefully selected stock of modern first editions, art and illustrated books, travel literature and other subjects. Known for books in fine condition.
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Inscribed
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- 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...
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