The Dramas: Vautrin, The Resources of Quinola and Other Stories
by Balzac, Honore de
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +/No jacket as issued
- Seller
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Saint Louis and Philadelphia: The Thompson Publishing Company, 1901. Reprint. Hardcover. Good +/No jacket as issued. llustrated with tissue protected black and white plates. Introductions by George Saintsbury. In English. Blue cloth binding with paper title label on spine, gilt top edge. A little spotting of cover, light edge wear, corners and spine a little bumped, paper label a little tan, light reading creases in spine, binding tight, light tanning of pages with darkening of page edges. Beautiful edition and part of a lovely set!
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- Bookseller
- Scraps of American History
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00175
- Title
- The Dramas: Vautrin, The Resources of Quinola and Other Stories
- Author
- Balzac, Honore de
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- The Thompson Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Saint Louis and Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1901
- Keywords
- literature, France, classics
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Scraps of American History
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia
About Scraps of American History
Unique bookstore in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. We specialize in vintage and antiquarian volumes with an emphasis on history, but carry books on many subjects. Currently we are building a catalogue from a large collection. We have been members of Biblio.com since around 2001 under the name Greenberry House. Our descriptions are detailed and careful and we try to note every flaw. ALL of our books are photographed and show you the exact item you will receive. We ship within one business day of receipt of orders and generally do not add shipping charges to the amount on your original invoice.
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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