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Binding, Fine - Bourlier) Choix des Lettres du Lord Chesterfield, a son Fils. Traduites de Langlois
by Lord Chesterfield ( Philip Dormer Stanhope) ; Translated by M. Peyron
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Item Price
$750.00$600.00
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About This Item
Paris: Chez Nyon L'Aine, 1776. Bound in full calf caramel, signed by Bourlier, back with five raised bands set with gold and double-dotted gold lines, gold tail date, black label, all edges marbled, marbled end pages, arms in gilt on each cover of the great French bibliophile Guillaume-Gabriel Pavée de Vendeuvre. Near Fine, slight rubbing to the boards, pencil inscription in French front end page. A lovely copy with exceptional provenance of this SCARCE early French translation of Lord Chesterfield's letters to his son. . Second French Edition . Full Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Illus. by Jacket- E McKnight- Kauffer. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007671
- Title
- Binding, Fine - Bourlier) Choix des Lettres du Lord Chesterfield, a son Fils. Traduites de Langlois
- Author
- Lord Chesterfield ( Philip Dormer Stanhope) ; Translated by M. Peyron
- Illustrator
- Jacket- E McKnight- Kauffer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Second French Edition
- Publisher
- Chez Nyon L'Aine
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1776
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Fine Bindings; RMBPF 2019;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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