Maria Chapdelaine Recit du Canada Francais
by Louis Hemon
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris : La Renaissance du Livre, 1922. Cloth. Good. 10" by 7.5". None. A tale of French Canada from Louis Hemon. Illustrated with many plates, and a red vignette to the title page. Limited to 1155 copies, of which this is numbered 742. In a half-morocco binding. Externally, sound, though front joint is cracked and tender. Some slight rubbing and bumping to the extremities also. Internally, generally firmly bound. Bookplate to front pastedown. Pages are bright, with just some scattered instances of foxing. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- FGN9-H-10
- Title
- Maria Chapdelaine Recit du Canada Francais
- Author
- Louis Hemon
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- La Renaissance du Livre
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1922
- Size
- 10" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- French Canada Louis Hemon Limited Louis Hemon
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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,...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...