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DAPHNIS ET CHLOE
by LONGUS
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Some foxing throughout, heaviest at endpapers and not affecting the illustrations. The fragile illustrated paper dustwrapper is
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Paris: Editions Nilsson, n.d. [@1930]. First Edition. Wraps. Some foxing throughout, heaviest at endpapers and not affecting the illustrations. The fragile illustrated paper dustwrapper is intact but for a 1-1/2" chip at the base of the spine. Very Good. Octavo (6-3/4" x 9-1/8") in stiff paper binding with a thin brown paper cover with watercolor decorations on front and rear panels, as well as the spine. The French text is accompanied by 6 hand-colored pochoir plates by G. P. Joumard on the same thin paper tipped in. Stated limitation of 100 copies.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019494
- Title
- DAPHNIS ET CHLOE
- Author
- LONGUS
- Format/Binding
- Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Some foxing throughout, heaviest at endpapers and not affecting the illustrations. The fragile illustrated paper dustwrapper is
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Editions Nilsson
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- n.d. [@1930]
- Keywords
- Illustrated Books, Color Plate Books, Pochoir, Erotica
- Bookseller catalogs
- French Literature; Hand-Colored Plates; Erotica;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- 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...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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...
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