XVIII siecle / lettres sciences et arts: france 1700-1789 /16 chromolithographies et 250 gravures sur bois
by Lacroix, Paul
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Boonsboro, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Paris, Firmin Didot, 1878-01-01. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good. 2nd Edition. xviii, 560 pp., 16 chromolithograph plates. Contemporary red leather backed red cloth. Ornately decorated in gilt, all edges gilt. Wear to edges, chipping to head of spine. Foxing and occasional marginal staining. Gutter cracked on p. 312, front hinge cracked. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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- Bookseller
- SequiturBooks
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1706010034
- Title
- XVIII siecle / lettres sciences et arts: france 1700-1789 /16 chromolithographies et 250 gravures sur bois
- Author
- Lacroix, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Paris, Firmin Didot
- Date Published
- 1878-01-01
- Weight
- 7.06 lbs
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
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