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Vie Des Dames Galantes; Illustrations De Pierre Leconte
by Brantome (Pierre de Bourdeille)
- Used
- Condition
- Full crimson morocco, top edge marbled. Fine
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Paris: Le Impressions Des Roses, 1950. leather_bound. Full crimson morocco, top edge marbled. Fine. 427 pages. Limited edition, copy 190 of 300. 20 full page erotic pochoir plates by Pierre Leconte, and a host decorated initial letters and color chapter decorations. French text with wide text margins, original decorated stiff wrappers printed in two colors laid-in. Raised bands, spine panels gilt decorated and lettered.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21344
- Title
- Vie Des Dames Galantes; Illustrations De Pierre Leconte
- Author
- Brantome (Pierre de Bourdeille)
- Format/Binding
- Leather_bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Full crimson morocco, top edge marbled. Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Le Impressions Des Roses
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Erotica;
Terms of Sale
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
All books returnable 10 days of invoice date with prior notification
About the Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
Biblio member since 2008
ardsley, New York
About Royoung bookseller, Inc.
Member: Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America & International League of Antiquarian Booksellers
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...
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