TARTARIN OF TARASCON. Traveller, "Turk," and Lion-Hunter by Daudet, Alphonse
- Bookseller: Maxwell's Bookmark
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 17130
- Format: Custom 3/4 parchment velum binding by Launder & Macdonald of New York with marbled boards and endpapers. Tooled in gold. Top edge gilt
- Jacket condition: Some soil and darkening to spine else very good
- Edition: 1st edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: George Routledge & Sons
- Place: London:
- Date published: 1887
Description
London:: George Routledge & Sons, 1887. 1st edition. Custom 3/4 parchment velum binding by Launder & Macdonald of New York with marbled boards and endpapers. Tooled in gold. Top edge gilt. Some soil and darkening to spine else very good. Illustrated by Montegut, De Myrbach, Picard and Rossi. Engraved by Guillaume Brothers.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
Marbled boards : A hardcover book with a decorative, multi-colored paper on the outside covering.
top edge gilt : The top of the text block (the edges the pages that are visible when looking directly down at the top of a closed book) has been decorated with a gold-like finish.
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. Also known as the back.
endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
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