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Jugement de Pluton, sur les deux parties des Nouveaux dialogues des Morts
by Fontenelle M. de (Bernard Le Bovier)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Very Good
- Seller
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CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
A Paris : Chez C. Blageart , 1684. Book measures 16x9.5.cm. [8]269,[2]pp. Signatures, A-Yp8-4s, Zp4s. Bound in period full calf, mottled boards, raised bands, ornate gilt tooling, red leather title label. Calf rubbed, wear loss on edges, head and tail of spine. Although the binding is worn, boards are holding firm. Internally, heavy browning to first and last 8 leaves. Pages in good clean condition. A good copy, in an attractive period binding. . First Edition. Full Calf. Near Very Good. Small 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010110
- Title
- Jugement de Pluton, sur les deux parties des Nouveaux dialogues des Morts
- Author
- Fontenelle M. de (Bernard Le Bovier)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A Paris : Chez C. Blageart
- Date Published
- 1684
- Size
- Small 8vo
- Keywords
- Philosophy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Leather Bindings; Antiquarian; Philosophy;
Terms of Sale
George Jeffery Books
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About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
We are a long established company dealing in second-hand, out of print and antiquarian books on all subjects. We are based in Hertfordshire, just 2 miles north of Junction 25 of the M25. We are members of the PBFA and exhibit at a large number of their fairs across the UK. We also exhibit in London at least twice a month at the Russell and Royal National Hotels, and regularly exhibit at H&D fairs in the South East, we also organise a monthly Fair at the Royal National Hotel, this fair has exhibitors specialising in books, maps, prints and ephemera. Please contact us for any further details.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
- 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.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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