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Faust...Traduction d'Albert Stopfer
by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
- Used
- Condition
- Bound in full brown morocco, upper cover with bevelled edges and large rectangular calf inset, with elaborate pictorial design i
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Librairie des Bibliophiles, 1885. One of 15 copies on Whatman paper, from the Large Paper edition of 100. Engraved portrait and 6 plates, each in two states, by Champollion, after H.P. Laurens. 1 vols. Tall 8vo. Bound in full brown morocco, upper cover with bevelled edges and large rectangular calf inset, with elaborate pictorial design in relief, showing two devils playing with a heart, while an angel covers her face, labelled "Marguerite et Faust"; spine in four compartments with three double raised bands, cover edges gilt, turn-ins blind-tooled with blue and green morocco onlays, linings of blue and white satin embroidered with green silk and gilt thread in a floral design, a.e.g., original wrappers bound in, by Salvator David. Perforated library-stamp and ink accession number on t.p., and p. 15; jointst slightly rubbed, inner hinges starting. In morocco-tipped slipcase. One of 15 copies on Whatman paper, from the Large Paper edition of 100. Engraved portrait and 6 plates, each in two states, by Champollion, after H.P. Laurens. 1 vols. Tall 8vo. In Cuir Cisele Binding by David.
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7547
- Title
- Faust...Traduction d'Albert Stopfer
- Author
- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
- Format/Binding
- Engraved portrait and 6 plates, each in two states, by Champollion, after H.P. Laurens. 1 vols. Tall 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Bound in full brown morocco, upper cover with bevelled edges and large rectangular calf inset, with elaborate pictorial design i
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- One of 15 copies on Whatman paper, from the Large Paper edition
- Publisher
- Librairie des Bibliophiles
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1885
- Keywords
- Bindings | Gift Ideas | German | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Sets & Fine Bindings;
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James Cummins Bookseller
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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