Paris: Larousse et Boyer, 1860. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 48pp. No date c 1860s. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front free endpaper, presentation inscription in another hand on title page. Brown textured cloth, quarter leather bound, elaborate gilt scrolling and lettering to spine, all edges gilt. Wear and scuffing along spine, foxing to endpapers and first and last several pages, binding is sound. A rare example of a book inscribed and signed by lexicographer Pierre Larousse. Text in French.

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Bookseller: Old Bookshelf (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 004766
Title: Méthode Lexicologique de Lecture
Author: Larousse, P
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Larousse et Boyer
Place of Publication: Paris
Date Published: 1860
Pages: 48
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords: Dictionary "Pierre Larousse" Lexicography Schoolbook Français
Bookseller catalogs: Textbook; Educational; Signed;

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