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L'Eventail, I'Ombrelle, Le Gant, Le Manchon
by Octave Uzanne
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/N
- Seller
-
Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
PARIS : A Quantin , 1882 A very good copy in contemporary half leather binding with raised bands to spine and marbled boards combining the first edition of L'Eventail published in 1882 with the first edition of L'Ombrelle, Le Gant, Le Manchon, published in 1883. With 4 beautiful colour printed full page illustrations. Illustrated throughout by Paul Avril with numerous illustrations in tints and decorative borders. High quality paper with gilt to top edges and remaining edges untrimmed. The binding has some scuffing to the spine bands edges and corners but is otherwise in very good condition. With matching marbled endpapers. Contents in excellent condition. Very occasional spotting and some offsetting but looks largely unread.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E C Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031246
- Title
- L'Eventail, I'Ombrelle, Le Gant, Le Manchon
- Author
- Octave Uzanne
- Illustrator
- Paul Avril
- Format/Binding
- Half-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A Quantin
- Place of Publication
- PARIS
- Date Published
- 1882
- Keywords
- Paul Avril, nineteenth century french fashion, nineteenth century women's fashion
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated;
Terms of Sale
E C Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
E C Books
Biblio member since 2011
Birsay, Orkney
About E C Books
E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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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