Cleante and Belise, Their Loves and Their Letters
by Sutton, Eric (translator)
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- Condition
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- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Paris; nd: Henry Babou and Jack Kahane. Limited Edition. Small Octavo. #35 of 300 copies (total 320 copies) on hand made Montval paper, text in English, nicely illustrated with mildly erotic engravings by Jean Dulac, 239(1)pp. handsomely bound in dark brown morocco and marbled paper with decorative gilt inlays to small brown squares near fore-edge of boards. minor rubbing to spine with just a bit of soiling or foxing along bottom edge of upper board, otherwisea lovely copy, in paper covered slipcase with a short splits to head opening.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017179
- Title
- Cleante and Belise, Their Loves and Their Letters
- Author
- Sutton, Eric (translator)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Henry Babou and Jack Kahane
- Place of Publication
- Paris; nd
- Keywords
- Illststrated French Erotica
- Bookseller catalogs
- Erotica;
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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....
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...