Tours [France]: Alfred Mame et fils, 1876. Hardcover. Very Good. engraved plates [4 including the engraved pictorial title . 12mo Dark Green gilt levant morocco spine with blind-stamped cloth sides [ corners rubbed/cloth sl.damp marked] All Edges Gilt 286pp +[1p =contents] includes half title of the Biblioth�que de la Jeunesse Chretienne and the title as required. Nice engraved prize plate from Srs Fideles Compagnes de Jesus dated 1878 within a floral wreath which has however sl.offset onto the facing endpaper. Very minor pale foxing else clean and tight. FRENCH TEXT

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Bookseller: Abbey Antiquarian Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: A75460
Title: HISTOIRE DE BOSSUET eveque de Meaux
Author: Roy, J.J.E
Illustrator: engraved plates [4 including the engraved pictorial title
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Alfred Mame et fils
Place of Publication: Tours [France]
Date Published: 1876
Keywords: French religious biography
Bookseller catalogs: General Non-Fiction;

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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Half Title: The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
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...
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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...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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...
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....
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...