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Contes
by Jean de la Fontaine
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Nilsson, Paris, 1929. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Full Leather). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Maggy Monier. JEAN de la FONTAINE. Contes, Paris: Editions Nilsson, 1929. Tall octavo, pp. 236, 7 tipped-in color illustrations, brown morocco boards with gilt-stamped lettering and raised gilt devices to spine, two raised bands, stamped fleurons and rules to front and back panels, image of La Fontaine mounted into the front in a pieced-together gilt frame with a cupid theme, top edge tinted pink with gilt devices stamped in. Binder's signature is stamped in gilt in the rear panel, but I cannot read it. The illustrations are watercolors by the Belgian painter Maggy Monier, beautifully hand-colored. This is a gorgeous presentation of a popular edition that was originally released in paperback; text in French, printing La Fontaine's well-loved Tales. Condition of this book: Minor flaking to the gilt on the spine, but overall fine. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text is in French. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Illustrator: Maggy Monier. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Art & Design; France; 1920s; French Language; Myths, Legends & Folklore. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55447. .
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- Bookseller
- Rarities etc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55447
- Title
- Contes
- Author
- Jean de la Fontaine
- Illustrator
- Maggy Monier
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Full Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Nilsson
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Art & Design; France; 1920s; French Language; Myths, Legends & Folklore. Maggy Monier Unbranded Jean de la Fontaine Contes
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Warwick, New York
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Glossary
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- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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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