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Scenes from a Courtesan's Life and The Government Clerks (Works of Honore De Balzac)
by Honore De Balzac
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Nottingham Society, 1901. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1901. 388 pages. Half bound black leather with marbled paper covered boards. Limited edition of 1000 sets, printed for subscribers only. Contains black and white illustrated plates. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Slight cracking to rear hinge with exposed binding. Water staining to pages throughout. Light scuffing to text-block edges. Binding is shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with splits and loss to leather. Leather peeling to all surfaces, with noticeable scuffing and scratches overall. Notable splits to joints. Moderate sunning and rubbing to spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1627576956DPB
- Title
- Scenes from a Courtesan's Life and The Government Clerks (Works of Honore De Balzac)
- Author
- Honore De Balzac
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Nottingham Society
- Date Published
- 1901
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Half Bound
- ...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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