Les Chouans
by Balzac, Honore de
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- , corners scuffed, edges to covers and spine a little rubbed, paper just cracking at front hinge, there is a little faint scatte/, dust wrapper bound in to endpapers, is creased on spine and darkened with marks of handling, intact and in good + condition
- Seller
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Skipton, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Published by Emile Testard et Cie, Paris, 1889 Collection Artistique Emile Testard. Hardback. , corners scuffed, edges to covers and spine a little rubbed, paper just cracking at front hinge, there is a little faint scattered foxing mostly confined to page margins, title and half title page along with pages 1-4 show larger faint marks, book in goo/, dust wrapper bound in to endpapers, is creased on spine and darkened with marks of handling, intact and in good + condition. Quarto (over 10 - 12 inches tall). , 426 pages, illustrated throughout with vignette wood cuts including a vignette title page, illustrated dust wrapper is bound in between endpapers and half title page, all text in French , half brown calf with marbled paper to sides, 4 raised bands with ornate gilt decoration and title to spine, gilt rulings to leather of covers, top edges gilt, ribbon marker, marbled endpapers
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Details
- Bookseller
- Keogh's Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23683
- Title
- Les Chouans
- Author
- Balzac, Honore de
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - , corners scuffed, edges to covers and spine a little rubbed, paper just cracking at front hinge, there is a little faint scatte
- Jacket Condition
- , dust wrapper bound in to endpapers, is creased on spine and darkened with marks of handling, intact and in good + condition
- Edition
- Collection Artistique Emile Testard
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Published by Emile Testard et Cie
- Place of Publication
- , Paris
- Date Published
- , 1889
- Keywords
- Balzac, Honore de, Les Chouans, French France illustrated literature Comedie Humaine, illustrated by Julien Le Blant engraved by Leveille
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About the Seller
Keogh's Books
Biblio member since 2005
Skipton, North Yorkshire
About Keogh's Books
Keogh\'s books has been going for nineteen years now, but the shop in Nailsworth is just a year old. There is also a thriving market stall in Stroud on most Saturdays, and our website.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
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