L'héritage.
by (TÖPFFER, Rodolphe)
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- Hardcover
- first
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Zürich, Switzerland
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About This Item
Geneva, A.-L. Vignier/Maison de la Poste, 1834. 123 pp. 8vo. 20th-century brown leather, spine, outer and inner edges gilt, gilt ornamental frame around sides, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, orig. lithographed front wrapper preserved (by Kaufmann, Basel). In marbled slip case. (Geneva, A.-L. Vignier/Maison de la Poste, 1834). First edition of Töpffer's fifth novel from the series "Nouvelles Genevoises". Included here is chapter III, which was omitted in all subsequent editions, i.e. the "Nouvelles et Mélanges" of 1840, and all later "Nouvelles". The first chapter is a modified version of "L'homme qui s'ennuie", included in the "Bibliothèque Universelle" of 1833. - Three tears or perforations restored with loss of 2 or 3 letters on pages 67/68. - Blondel 343f.; Vicaire VII, 855. LITERATURE: FRENCH ; HELVETICA: GENF ;
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- Bookseller
- Hellmut Schumann Antiquariat (CH)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32056-56
- Title
- L'héritage.
- Author
- (TÖPFFER, Rodolphe)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Geneva, A.-L. Vignier/Maison de la Poste
- Date Published
- 1834
- Keywords
- LITERATURE: FRENCH ; HELVETICA: GENF ;
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- 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...
- First Edition
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- Slip Case
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- Top Edge Gilt
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