Almanach National de France, Année commune M. DCC. XCIII [ 1793 ], l'an IIe de la République
by TESTU (Publisher):
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Shaftesbury, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris: Testu, [ 1793 ]. First edition. Folding engraved map. 8vo (8 x 5 inches), 567-pages. Contemporary very attractive revolutionary binding of full marbled tan calf, the spine blocked in gilt with spears and Phrygian caps within 4 compartments within raised bands, lettering pieces to the 2 remaining compartments; the binding in very good order. Internally front free endpaper partly detached, browning to margins of title and first few leaves, browning to last few leaves othewise good.
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- Bookseller
- Bristow and Garland (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15175
- Title
- Almanach National de France, Année commune M. DCC. XCIII [ 1793 ], l'an IIe de la République
- Author
- TESTU (Publisher):
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Paris: Testu, [ 1793 ].
- Bookseller catalogs
- Miscellaneous;
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About the Seller
Bristow and Garland
Biblio member since 2005
Shaftesbury, Dorset
About Bristow and Garland
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Glossary
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- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition 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...
- 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....
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...