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Les exemples celebres, ou nouveau choix de faits historiques et d'anecdotes, propres a orner la memoire de la jeunesse, et a lui inspirer l'amour de toutes les vertus qui peuvent faire le bonheur et la gloire de l'homme en societe.
by Lemaire, M.H
- Used
- Condition
- Good plus, moderate wear to covers, light dampstains mostly affecting the plates.
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Paris.: Ledentu’, 1829. 4th edition.. Contemporary brown calf, gilt spine decorations, black spine label, gilt rolled borders,all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. . Good plus, moderate wear to covers, light dampstains mostly affecting the plates. . 12mo. 17.3x10 cm.. French text. A collection of moral essays for youth. weight: 0.8 lb. Engraved frontis plus five engraved plates.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355901
- Title
- Les exemples celebres, ou nouveau choix de faits historiques et d'anecdotes, propres a orner la memoire de la jeunesse, et a lui inspirer l'amour de toutes les vertus qui peuvent faire le bonheur et la gloire de l'homme en societe.
- Author
- Lemaire, M.H
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary brown calf, gilt spine decorations, black spine label, gilt rolled borders,all edges gilt, marbled endpapers.
- Book Condition
- Used - Good plus, moderate wear to covers, light dampstains mostly affecting the plates.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 4th edition.
- Publisher
- Ledentu’
- Place of Publication
- Paris.
- Date Published
- 1829
- Pages
- [6] ads, 399, [1] pp.
- Size
- 12mo. 17.3x10 cm.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Essays;
Terms of Sale
Zephyr Books
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About the Seller
Zephyr Books
Biblio member since 2018
Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
- Edges
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- 12mo
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- Calf
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Spine Label
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