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Geoffrey the Knight -- A Tale of Chivalry of the Days of King Arthur ; with Twenty Whole Page Engravings by Gustave Dore
by Mary-Lafon, Jean-Bernard ; Gustave Dore
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
London: T. Nelson and Sons. Very Good-. 1869. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. 215 pages; Former owner's name neatly on ffep "1870", otherwise clean and secure in original purple cloth binding with decorative stamping in blind to boards and in gilt at spine; spine faded and rubbed, worn at ends, strip of fading along two edges of front board; slight lean. All twenty full page plates by Dore present and clean; attractive head and tail pieces as well. Translated from the French of Jean-Bernard Mary-Lafon (1812–1884); translator not named. "Of the illustrations, by M. Gustave Dore. it is almost unnecessary to say that, on the whole, they are worthy of his fertile and vigorous genius, which is never so happy as when dealing with the scenes and creations of a romantic fantasy." .
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- Bookseller
- Antiquarian Book Shop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44645
- Title
- Geoffrey the Knight -- A Tale of Chivalry of the Days of King Arthur ; with Twenty Whole Page Engravings by Gustave Dore
- Author
- Mary-Lafon, Jean-Bernard ; Gustave Dore
- Illustrator
- Gustave Dore
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. Nelson and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1869
- Size
- 12mo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- King Arthur's Knights, Knights of the Round Table, Gustave Dore Illustrations
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century; Illustrated Books;
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Antiquarian Book Shop
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Washington, District of Columbia
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At The Antiquarian Book Shop, located in Georgetown - an historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. we have been buying, selling & appraising rare, interesting and scholarly books in Georgetown for more than 30 years. Over those many years we have taken great pleasure from satisfying our customers' eclectic literary requirements in the shop and hope to continue in that tradition now that we have moved our operation on-line.Currently, our catalogued inventory includes about 4,000 books from the sixteenth century through the twentieth century in a variety of subject areas. Our stock comprises antiquarian books, collectible books and scholarly books, as well as a selection of antique prints and ephemera.The books listed here represent only a small portion of our total inventory. We are in the process of cataloguing the extensive holdings in our warehouse (15,000+ books) and hope to flesh out these pages over the months to come. Our new format allows us to expand & update our listings frequently. We have included images of many items listed to better convey their quality and condition.
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- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
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- 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....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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