Les Trois Mousquetaires Avec une Lettre d'Alexandre Dumas Fils [TWO VOLUMES, COMPLETE]
by Dumas, Alexandre (text); Maurice Leloir (illustrator); Jules Jean Marie Joseph Huyot (engraver)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Santa Monica, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Paris: Calmann Levy, 1894. First edition with Leloir illustrations. Hardcover. Very good. Quarto (11-1/4" x 7-3/4"). 2 vols. xx, 479, (1); (4), 469, (3)pp. Text in French. Half brown morocco over marbled boards. Gilt decorated spine compartments. All edges gilt. Woodcut vignettes on title pages. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of finely executed text engravings by Maurice Leloir. Minor rubbing at edges and extremities. One gathering in Vol. I is partly loose, but this is still a very good set.
Historical fiction of France set in the time Louis XIII (1610-1643).
Historical fiction of France set in the time Louis XIII (1610-1643).
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53814
- Title
- Les Trois Mousquetaires Avec une Lettre d'Alexandre Dumas Fils [TWO VOLUMES, COMPLETE]
- Author
- Dumas, Alexandre (text); Maurice Leloir (illustrator); Jules Jean Marie Joseph Huyot (engraver)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition with Leloir illustrations
- Publisher
- Calmann Levy
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1894
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Marbled boards
- ...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Collecting Signed Books
Read through our tips, hints, and information on collecting books signed or inscribed by the author or illustrator.
Michael Bond - the man behind Paddington Bear
“All the same ... it’s a very important name. And I don’t expect there are many bears in the world called Paddington!”
A lonely toy bear on an empty shop shelf on Christmas Eve in 1956 first captured the attention of Michael Bond, who kindly shared Paddington with the world.
