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Paris Au Hasard
by Montorgueil, Georges
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris: Henri Beraldi, 1895. [9], 2-341pp, [7]. Contemporary crushed morocco with inlaid morocco doublures in the Jansenist style, by Charles Meunier. Two raised bands to spine, author and title in gilt to central panel, with gilt stems and blind flower heads emanating from bands, gilt roll to board edges, a.e.g., with inlaid morocco doublures of citron morocco forming a frame around four panels of turqoise morocco edged in crimson, the whole inlaid with large daisies of cream, citron, beige and olive morocco, with gilt stems, and signed 'Ch. Meunier 98' in gilt to foot, silk brocade flyleaves, and combed and curled marbled endpapers, original wrappers bound in. Corners lightly bumped, small bump to head of upper panel, upper joint slightly split and a little weak but holding well, lower joint very slightly weak. Internally fairly bright and clean. Number eighteen of one hundred and thirty-eight copies, with wood engravings by August Lepere. For Charles Meunier (1866-1948), bookbinder, see Flety, pages 128-129. First Edition. Hardback. Good. Illus. by Lepere, Auguste. 8vo. Limited Edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Temple Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001540
- Title
- Paris Au Hasard
- Author
- Montorgueil, Georges
- Illustrator
- Lepere, Auguste
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Henri Beraldi
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1895
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Beraldi, Paris, French Binding, French Bookbinding, Charles Meunier, Meunier Binding, Jansenist Binding
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Temple Rare Books
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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