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Bibliotheque Orientale, ou dictionnaire universel contenant tout ce qui fait connoitre les peuples de l'Orient.
by C. Visdelou [Claude de Visdelou] and A. Galand [Antoine Galland]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
La Haye: J. Neaulme, Nicolas van Daalen. Very Good. 1779. Quarter polished calf over marbled paper. General edgewear to covers. Raised bands and decorative gilt motif to spine; red calf label with gilt short title to spine. Hinges beginning near head of spine. Bookplates of noted proverb collector Colonel de Guinzbourg and the library of the Prince Regnant of Lichtenstein to front pastedown. Some edges deckled. Foxing throughout. Otherwise, a nice, clean, surprisingly crisp copy of this hard to find book. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; viii, vi, 7-600 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. .
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3528
- Title
- Bibliotheque Orientale, ou dictionnaire universel contenant tout ce qui fait connoitre les peuples de l'Orient.
- Author
- C. Visdelou [Claude de Visdelou] and A. Galand [Antoine Galland]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. Neaulme, Nicolas van Daalen
- Place of Publication
- La Haye
- Date Published
- 1779
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Asia, French, Francais, 18th century, Anthropology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Anthropology;
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed.
About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
Biblio member since 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
Glossary
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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...
- 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...
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