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La Henriade, Poëme
by Voltaire
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine Condition
- Seller
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Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Stereotype D'Herhan, 1805. Hardcover (Full Leather). Near Fine Condition. Bound in early full blue morocco with elaborate gilt decoration of vines and flowers. Inner dentelles gilt and inside front and rear boards, red morocco. Slight browning to marbled endpapers, scattered minor foxing, a touch of rubbing to hinges. A lovely copy in a very fine binding signed on the spine by R.P. Kallenbach. 404pp. Old catalog entry pasted to rear endpaper.
First published in 1723, La Henriade is a poem in the epic fashion detailing Henry IV's heroics at the 1589 siege of Paris and concerned with religious fanaticism and the crumbling of the state. A lovely edition published near the start of the Napoleonic wars. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; mem; Inventory No: 047488.
First published in 1723, La Henriade is a poem in the epic fashion detailing Henry IV's heroics at the 1589 siege of Paris and concerned with religious fanaticism and the crumbling of the state. A lovely edition published near the start of the Napoleonic wars. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; mem; Inventory No: 047488.
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- Bookseller
- Pazzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 047488
- Title
- La Henriade, Poëme
- Author
- Voltaire
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Full Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Stereotype D'Herhan
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1805
- Keywords
- Poetry; mem; NOISBN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Pazzo Books
Returns accepted for any reason within 30 days of shipment - full refund less shipping. If we have made a mistake, we will pay shipping both ways. Institutions billed according to their requirements.
About the Seller
Pazzo Books
Biblio member since 2003
Roslindale, Massachusetts
About Pazzo Books
For years an open shop in the Boston neighborhoods of Roslindale and West Roxbury, now by appointment only and back in Roslindale. We carry a range of rare and out of print books with strengths in literature, cookery and early printing. We are members of the ABAA and ILAB.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
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