Oeuvres Completes. Precedees des Oeuvres de Malherbe et suivies des oeuvres poetiques de J-B Rousseau.
by BOILEAU - DESPREAUX, NICHOLAS:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Shaftesbury, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Lefevre, Paris, 1835. Portrait. Printed in double column. Large 8vo (10 x 6 3/4 inches). 727-pages. Half tan calf, spine gilt ruled on raised bands, burgundy lettering piece, all edges marbled. Some foxing & browning, cloth sides stained. Weight 1.2 kg thus extra overses shiping will be requested.
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- Bookseller
- Bristow and Garland (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20712
- Title
- Oeuvres Completes. Precedees des Oeuvres de Malherbe et suivies des oeuvres poetiques de J-B Rousseau.
- Author
- BOILEAU - DESPREAUX, NICHOLAS:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lefevre, Paris, 1835.
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- Literature;
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Bristow and Garland
Returns accepted within 7 days of receipt if found not as described.
About the Seller
Bristow and Garland
Biblio member since 2005
Shaftesbury, Dorset
About Bristow and Garland
Long established antiquarian & secondhand booksellers and dealers in autographs and manuscripts.
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...