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L'Eventail
by Uzanne, Octave
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Paris: A. Quantin, 1881. First Edition. Three Quarters Morocco. Near Fine. Avril, Paul. 4to. 27 by 17.5 cm. 141 pp. Magnificent relic of the Belle Epoque. Heavy paper, three-quarters navy morocco binding by Root & Sons, with original wraps bound in. Just a smidge rubbed along spine joint, and slight corner wear, or book would be fine. Charming Paul Avril two tone illustrations throughout, with brilliant half title color plate, rich in gilding. (Also in my inventory is a companion volume of Uzanne, Avril, L'Ombrelle")
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Details
- Bookseller
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000277
- Title
- L'Eventail
- Author
- Uzanne, Octave
- Illustrator
- Avril, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Three Quarters Morocco
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A. Quantin
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1881
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- French literature, Illustrated Plate Book
Terms of Sale
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
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
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
Biblio member since 2010
New York, New York
About White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
By appointment. Antiquarian and rare books with strengths in illustrated plate books, the decorative arts, costume, sporting, foreign language literature (in the original language), with growing emphasis on early printing.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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....
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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