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L'EVENTAIL
by Uzanne, Octave
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Stains in gutter of last few leaves, minor rubbing to backstrip, about fine
- Seller
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Paris, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
Paris: A. Quantin, 1882. First edition. Stains in gutter of last few leaves, minor rubbing to backstrip, about fine. First edition. Royal octavo. 143p. Illustrated by Paul Avril with two chromolithograph plates, many text illustrations in color and black and white, with decorative borders and headpieces. Bound by F.J. Pfister in full pictorial morocco in the pyrography or "Poker Work" style, the upper cover depicting an open illustrated fan surrounded by angles, with an angelic fantasy on lower cover and columns on the turn-ins. Pyrographic designs are created with a heated platinum stylus. See Eloquent Witnesses by Mirjam M. Foot, p. 291. Frank J. Pfister is said to have introduced pyrography in book decoration.
A very rare American binding. Hiler 869; Lipperheide 1725; Ray. French #287.
A very rare American binding. Hiler 869; Lipperheide 1725; Ray. French #287.
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- Bookseller
- First Folio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13794
- Title
- L'EVENTAIL
- Author
- Uzanne, Octave
- Book Condition
- Used - Stains in gutter of last few leaves, minor rubbing to backstrip, about fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- A. Quantin
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1882
- Bookseller catalogs
- FINE BINDINGS; ILLUSTRATED;
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Paris, Tennessee
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Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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