Le Merite Des Femmes, et Autres Poesies
by Legouve, [Gabriel Jean Baptiste Earnest wilfrid]
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- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Paris; (nd. ca.1824): Louis Janet and printed by Jules Didot L'aine. 12mo. 294(2)pp., half-title, engraved frontispiece, vignette title page and four other engravings with tissue guards, beautifully bound in a cathedral style binding gilt, raised bands with compartments decorated in gilt and blind, marbled endpapers, inner gilt dentelles, all edges gilt. An occasional spot of foxing, binding very slightly rubbed with tiny chip to head and slight soiling. A very nice copy in lovely binding.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015766
- Title
- Le Merite Des Femmes, et Autres Poesies
- Author
- Legouve, [Gabriel Jean Baptiste Earnest wilfrid]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Louis Janet and printed by Jules Didot L'aine
- Place of Publication
- Paris; (nd. ca.1824)
- Keywords
- Cathedral Binding Jules Didot Illustrated Engravings
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
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- 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...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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...