La Terre Et Les Mers Ou Description Physique Du Globe [With] Les Races Humaines [With] Les Grandes Inventions Modernes Dans Les Sciences, L'industrie Et Les Arts
by Figuier, Louis
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- very good
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Paris: Librairie Hachette Et Cie, 1874-1875-1876. Hardcover. very good. later editions. 2p.l.,659;2p.l.,586;2p.l.,ii,455pp. Three volumes Large Octavo. 10 chromolithograph plates (including frontispieces in first 2 volumes), one engraved frontispiece, plates, and illustrations in text from wood engravings, and colour maps (in first volume). Matching original leather spine, with raised bands and red cloth boards with stamped decorative rules, all edges gilt and white silk moire endpapers Clean copy in an attractive binding, with minor wear to extremities. Name on front free endpapers. N.B. Extra shipping required. Before placing your order please click the link Ask Bookseller A Question. We can then confirm availability and give you an accurate quote for postage, and also discuss any special requirements. very good 1874
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 106332
- Title
- La Terre Et Les Mers Ou Description Physique Du Globe [With] Les Races Humaines [With] Les Grandes Inventions Modernes Dans Les Sciences, L'industrie Et Les Arts
- Author
- Figuier, Louis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Librairie Hachette Et Cie
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1874-1875-1876
- Keywords
- Binding
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science and Medicine;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Aquila Books
Biblio member since 2010
Calgary, Alberta
About Aquila Books
Aquila Books specializes in books dealing with Polar Exploration, Western Canadiana, Mountaineering, the Canadian Pacific Railway, Early Voyages as well as many other areas. We also deal in antique maps and prints, historic photos, autograph letters, postcards, antique scientific instruments and antique bookcases. Please contact us if you have any questions.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
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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...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
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