New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1977. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine. Raoul Dufy. Unpaginated. Thin folio [33.5 cm]. Natural cloth over boards, with a gilt stamped title on the spine. In a blue slipcase with an illustrated paper label mounted to the front. Foot of boards a touch bumped. The edges of the slipcase are subtly sun faded, and the paper title label on the spine is mildly soiled. Beautiful woodcut illustrations.

Translations by Lauren Shakely. Reprint of the 1911 ed. published by Deplanche, Paris; with new English translations and foreword. French and English text.

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Bookseller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 66160
Title: Le Bestiaire Ou Cortege D'Orphee
Author: Apollinaire, Guillaume
Illustrator: Raoul Dufy
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Reprint
ISBN 10: 0870991655
ISBN 13: 9780870991653
Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1977
Keywords: woodcuts; Guillaume Apollinaire; Raoul Dufy; bestiary; Lauren Shakely; Metropolitan Museum of Art

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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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Folio: A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
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...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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....
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.