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Images de Paris. Pointes-seches de Ch. Samson. Three volumes: Volume I by MacOrlan, Volume II by Salmon, Volume III by Vaudoyer
by MacOrlan, Pierre, Andre Salmon, Jean-Louis Vaudoyer
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Kennebunkport, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Les Heures Claires, 1951. One of 100 numbered copies on white wove paper, from a total issue of 312. 8vo. Handsomely bound in 3/4 green morocco and paste-paper boards, spine paneled, title gilt, top edge gilt., original covers bound in. Titlepages letterpress variously in blue and black, black and red, with vignette of Centaur, Liberty, etc., fine. Each volume illustrated with 12 drypoints printed in black and colored by hand by Manuel Robbe after Charles Samson, with an extra suite of drypoints in black. These three volumes were published to celebrate the bi-millenaire of Paris, and were appropriately completed on "le jour de Sainte Genevieve", patron saint of Paris.
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- Bookseller
- Priscilla Juvelis
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 690
- Title
- Images de Paris. Pointes-seches de Ch. Samson. Three volumes: Volume I by MacOrlan, Volume II by Salmon, Volume III by Vaudoyer
- Author
- MacOrlan, Pierre, Andre Salmon, Jean-Louis Vaudoyer
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Les Heures Claires
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1951
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Priscilla Juvelis
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Priscilla Juvelis
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Kennebunkport, Maine
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Glossary
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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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
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