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Letters From the Marchioness de Sevigne to Her Daughter the Countess de Grignan. 10 Volume set signed binding by Birdsall
by De Sevigne, Marchioness
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good condition
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Spurr & Swift, 1927. Limited edition to 1,000 copies. Hardcover. Very good condition. Finely bound 10 volume set by Birdsall of Northampton & London.
16mo, 5 1/4 x 7 3/4", approx. 200pp per volume, marbled end papers, teg. Full tan calf with gilt rules, dentelle turn-ins, spine with raised bands, gilt titling and decorations. Binder's stamp on lower edge of the front end paper. Volume I with a color frontispiece. The volumes are internally very bright and clean.
Rodent tracks on 2 volumes and bit of corner chewing. Despite this, the set looks very nice on the shelf.
16mo, 5 1/4 x 7 3/4", approx. 200pp per volume, marbled end papers, teg. Full tan calf with gilt rules, dentelle turn-ins, spine with raised bands, gilt titling and decorations. Binder's stamp on lower edge of the front end paper. Volume I with a color frontispiece. The volumes are internally very bright and clean.
Rodent tracks on 2 volumes and bit of corner chewing. Despite this, the set looks very nice on the shelf.
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- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25859
- Title
- Letters From the Marchioness de Sevigne to Her Daughter the Countess de Grignan. 10 Volume set signed binding by Birdsall
- Author
- De Sevigne, Marchioness
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition to 1,000 copies
- Publisher
- Spurr & Swift
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
- Bookseller catalogs
- FINE BINDING;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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Garrison, New York
About Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- Dentelle
- Borders on the inner edge of a book with a lacy pattern, most often gilt. Popular in France during the 18th century on covers of...
- 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....
- 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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