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Masterpieces of Old French Literature
by Valkhoff, M
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Johannesburg, ZA: Witwatersrand University Press, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. ii, 162pp. Red cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine, 6 black and white illustrations and 2 colour illustration plates. 12mo. Very light soiling to boards, light rippling in cloth of front board. Spine ends lightly rubbed, spine heel lightly bumped. Corners moderately rounded. Name in pen on front free endpaper, bleeding through to verso. Internally very neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket spine sun-faded and worn, heavy chipping at ends. Dust jacket rear cover lightly soiled and tanned, tanning around top edges of covers, wear along folds, chipping and <3cm closed tears at corners. Dust jacket interior has some soiling on the spine, tanning and foxing on the flaps. Focusing on eight works: La Vie de Saint Alexis, La Chanson de Roland, Le Charroi de Nimes, Lancelot (by Chretien de Troyes), Le Roman de Renard (two branches), Le Roman de la Rose, Le Grand Testament and La Farce de Maitre Pathelin.
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Details
- Bookseller
- BookAddiction
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018066
- Title
- Masterpieces of Old French Literature
- Author
- Valkhoff, M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Witwatersrand University Press
- Place of Publication
- Johannesburg, ZA
- Date Published
- 1956
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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...
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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