Mademoiselle De Maupin
by Gautier, Theophile
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Bibliotheque-Charpentier, 1910. Title page dated 1910. In French. Handsomely bound in half crimson red finely grained leather over marbled boards, gilt spine lettering, raised spine bands, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers, about 7.25" tall and 1" thick. Some external rubbing and light age-related soil, good joints/hinges, firm text block, age-browned but clean pages, occasional light foxing, additional foxing to outer edge of text block, no names or other markings. . Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
An influential novelist's shocking tale of sexual deception draws readers into the bedrooms and boudoirs of a French château in a compelling exploration of desire and sexual intrigue.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 035222
- Title
- Mademoiselle De Maupin
- Author
- Gautier, Theophile
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Bibliotheque-Charpentier
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1910
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- FRENCH LITERATURE FINE BINDINGS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History; Fine Bindings, Distinctive Press, Early Printing;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
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East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
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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....
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.