La Fontaine and Other French Fabulists
by Collins, Rev. W. Lucas
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Bath, Maine, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Edinburg and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1882 Foreign Classics for English Readers edited by Mrs. Oliphant Green/black decorated cloth, slight rubbed, bookplate of Nagasaki Club on front cover. Also bookplate of Nagasaki Club. Presented by Captain Phythian & Officers of U. S. Flagship "Trenton." May, 1886. inside front board. Spine bumped, tight, 176 pgs. rare copy. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Owner's Bookplate. First Edition.. Decorative Cloth. Very Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Open Door Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00281444
- Title
- La Fontaine and Other French Fabulists
- Author
- Collins, Rev. W. Lucas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Place of Publication
- Edinburg and London
- Date Published
- 1882
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- FRENCH FABULISTS NAGASAKI CLUB CAPTAIN PHYTHIAN FLAG
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About the Seller
Open Door Books
Biblio member since 2003
Bath, Maine
About Open Door Books
Established in 2000 we are open year round, 10-5ish in downtown Bath Maine. About 25,000 books, ephemera, some art and old maps. Maine books a speciality along with a nice selection of maritime/sailing/travel. Do stop in or drop us a line opendoor@gwi.net
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...