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Le Moyen Age et La Renissance: Histoire et Description Des Moeurs et Usages, Du Commerce et De l'Industries, Des Sciences, Des Arts, Des Litteratures et Des Beaux Arts En Europe (5 volumes)
by Lacroix, Paul and Ferdinand Sere
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Administration, 5 Rue Du Pont De Lodi. First Editiion. Quarter Leather. Fine. 4to. 1848 to 1851. All first editions. Illustrated with numerous color chormolithographic plates. Gilt-stamped linen with red morocco spines, gilt fleur-de-lys emblems on spine, raised bands, edges all gilt. Other than minor soilage to boards, tight, exquisite copy of this lavishly illustrated history.
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- Bookseller
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000692
- Title
- Le Moyen Age et La Renissance: Histoire et Description Des Moeurs et Usages, Du Commerce et De l'Industries, Des Sciences, Des Arts, Des Litteratures et Des Beaux Arts En Europe (5 volumes)
- Author
- Lacroix, Paul and Ferdinand Sere
- Format/Binding
- Quarter Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Editiion
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Administration, 5 Rue Du Pont De Lodi
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Vbf_category
- 10108
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
Biblio member since 2010
New York, New York
About White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
By appointment. Antiquarian and rare books with strengths in illustrated plate books, the decorative arts, costume, sporting, foreign language literature (in the original language), with growing emphasis on early printing.
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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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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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