Almanach Henri Boutet pour 1901 Un Siecle de Parisiennes Illustre de vingt-cinq pointes seches d'apres les documents originaux.<br />Limited/first edition.
by Boutet, Henri (Illustrator), text by Devillers, Hyppolite
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- Hardcover
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Eynsham, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris: Librairie Melet, 1901. Limited edition of 1,050 copies. Copy number 68 from the 1,000 copies printed on Velin paper. This copy has been bound in quarter light brown leather with contrasting leather label with gilt. Marbled paper boards and endpapers. Top edge gilt and green silk page marker. Original paper covers bound-in. Pocket sized volume approx 127mm x 85mm. 63 pages plus illustrations. 25 dry point illustrations which have been coloured. Illustrations by Henri Boutet. Text (in French) by Hyppolite Devillers. Book in very good condition. Spine a little faded with some rubbing at extremities and a little cracking at hinges. Corners slightly worn/rubbed. Binding very sound. Exceptionally clean and bright. Altogether a lovely copy of this delightful book.
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- Bookseller
- Ariadne Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1308416
- Title
- Almanach Henri Boutet pour 1901 Un Siecle de Parisiennes Illustre de vingt-cinq pointes seches d'apres les documents originaux.Limited/first edition.
- Author
- Boutet, Henri (Illustrator), text by Devillers, Hyppolite
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Librairie Melet
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1901
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- French books, Paris, Paris fashion
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian;
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Eynsham, Oxfordshire
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Glossary
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...