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Cabinet d'Armes de sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon III pour faire suite au catalogue dressé par M. A. Penguilly l'Haridon [Collection of 59 albumen prints]
by Chevallier, A. (Photographs by)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- g
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
Paris: J. Claye, 1867. First edition. Hardcover. g. Quarto. [4]pp (text), [5]pp (plates), 54pp (text), [54]pp (plates). Original half morocco over blind-stamped cloth with black-stamped lettering on spine. Raised bands. Decorative endpapers. Imperial Coat of arms on title page. Striking collation of 54 albumen prints depicting French emperor Napoleon III's impressive collection of European arms and armors from the 15th to 18th centuries. Five proceeding prints illustrate a floor plan of the castle, an outside view of Pierrefonds before and after its restoration, and two views of the stunning Salle des Preuses, prestigious showroom for the French emperor's large collection. Each photographic plate is captioned on individual protective tissue guard. The prints are mounted on heavy cardstock. Rubbing along edges of binding. 3/4" closed tear on upper front joint. Some discoloration and scuffing on covers. Previous owner's inscription at verso of fly leaf, and dated 1882. Moderate sunning and foxing along paper margin. Captions in French. Binding in overall fair, interior in good, prints in good+ to very good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34370
- Title
- Cabinet d'Armes de sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon III pour faire suite au catalogue dressé par M. A. Penguilly l'Haridon [Collection of 59 albumen prints]
- Author
- Chevallier, A. (Photographs by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - g
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- J. Claye
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1867
- Keywords
- French Second Empire, Napoleon III's collections, Medieval, Renaissance arms, Albumen prints, First edition, Reference
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About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- Title Page
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