LES MUSARDISES: Edition Nouvelle 1887-1893
by ROSTAND, Edmond
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good +.
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Librarie Charpentier et Fasquelle, 1911. Revised. Very good +.. Quite a handsome edition of this early work (originally published in 1890) by the author of CYRANO DE BERGERAC. A collection of dramatic verse, whose title translates roughly to "The Timewasters." Hardcover. 8vo. Three-quarter red leather over marbled boards. Top edge gilt. A very good plus copy. Half-inch tear in leather at top of front hinge. Contemporary ownership signature at first leaf. Interior modestly toned, but clean throughout. Good and sound. 298pp.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42682
- Title
- LES MUSARDISES: Edition Nouvelle 1887-1893
- Author
- ROSTAND, Edmond
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Librarie Charpentier et Fasquelle
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1911
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About the Seller
Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
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Silver Spring, Maryland
About Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.