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Oeuvres complètes... prédecées d'une notice par J.A.C. Buchon (Histoire de l'Empereur Charles V; Recherches historiques sur l'Inde ancienne; Histoire d'Ecosse; Histoire d'Amérique)
by [Simier, relieur du roi].-- ROBERTSON, William (1721-1793)
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- Hardcover
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Schilde, Belgium
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About This Item
'Paris,: A. Desrez,, 1836.. 2 volumes: [viii], xii, 636; viii, 876 pp. 4to (17,6 x 25,6 cm.). Uniformly bound in red polished calf. A splendid and most exuberant Simier binding: Front and rear sides with large blind stamped center medaillion (un beau décor à plaque romantique, 111 x 196 mm.) showing ornamental and peacock motifs, octavo gilt rullers along the edges of the sides with gilt floral decorations in the corners; Spine with 4 double raised bands, gilt lettered and richly gilt tooled, signed 'Simier R. du Roi' at the bottom of each spine; Gilt line along the outer edges of the sides; Floral ruller along the inner edges of the sides; Blue-white marbled end-papers with repeating peackock motifs; edges gilt. ¶ Les Simier (René, 1772-1843 & Alphonse, 1796-1859), "relieurs du roi" were the indisputable master bookbinders of the Romantic period. The present piece is an outstanding example of their art. A lovely, and almost perfect copy.
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- Sylco bvba livres anciens - antiquarian books
(BE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1760
- Title
- Oeuvres complètes... prédecées d'une notice par J.A.C. Buchon (Histoire de l'Empereur Charles V; Recherches historiques sur l'Inde ancienne; Histoire d'Ecosse; Histoire d'Amérique)
- Author
- [Simier, relieur du roi].-- ROBERTSON, William (1721-1793)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A. Desrez,
- Place of Publication
- 'Paris,
- Date Published
- 1836.
- Keywords
- fine bindings simier master bookbinders americana romantic period scotland india robertson
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Sylco bvba livres anciens - antiquarian books
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About the Seller
Sylco bvba livres anciens - antiquarian books
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Schilde
About Sylco bvba livres anciens - antiquarian books
Fine and rare books in the fields of science, medicine, technology and the applied arts. Old fashioned printed catalogues and lists available on request.A note on binding conservation. All our ancient leather bindings are carefully cleaned with Brecknell's leather soap, and when needed, treated with hydroxypropylcellulose (in the case of dry leather). Finally we protect the leather with \"Cire 213\", the ultimate binding conservation wax developed by the BNF (Bibliothque nationale de France).
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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