Paris: Librairie Gallimard, 1929. Published 1929. In French. Handsomely bound in three quarter green morocco leather over marbled boards, raised spine bands with dual labels in red, gilt decorated compartments, top edge gilt, other edges uncut, marbled endpapers, 206 pages. Light edge rubbing, spine a little sunned to a greenish brown, good hinges/joints, firm text block, lightly age-toned but very clean pages with a name on the preliminary blank, no other markings.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Resource Books, LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 021154
Title: La Chose Litteraire
Author: Grasset, Bernard
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Publisher: Librairie Gallimard
Place of Publication: Paris
Date Published: 1929
Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
Keywords: FINE BINDING FRENCH FICTION
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History;

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...
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...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Marbled boards: ...
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...
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...
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...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....