Voyage Pittoresque A Travers les Regions Inondees dedie a sa Majeste la Reine Elisabeth by [La Maison Severin Freres]
- Bookseller: Webster's Fine Books & Maps, ABAC,ILAB
 (CA)
- Seller Inventory #: 612
- Edition: Deluxe facsimile edition after the 1825 original
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: J. E. Buschmann d\'Anvers,
- Place: Bruxelles:
- Date published: 1926.
Description
Bruxelles: : J. E. Buschmann d'Anvers, , 1926. . Deluxe facsimile edition after the 1825 original. Oblong 4to, . Illustrated. printed boards housed in a publisher's slipcase. Boards lightly soiled, front hinge cracked, slipcase split and soiled, but a very good copy. Deluxe edition limited to 40 numbered examples.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
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, revealing the stitching or binding underneath.
soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
hinge : The portion of a book near the spine that is intended to flex to allow the book to open.
4to : Or quarto. A term used generally to describe the approximate size of a book, a book that is about 10" to 12" tall and roughly squarish in shape. The term is based on the size of paper traditionally used by book printers which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.
facsimile : An exact copy of an original work.
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