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The Napoleon Gallery; or, Illustrations of the Life and Times of the Emperor of France (with fore edge painting)
by Anonymous
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Very Good hardcover, no DJ. Pawson and Nicholson extra-gilt signed binding. Full dark brown hard grain morocco over boards; gilt stamped frames with Arabesque spandrels on front and rear covers; raised bands on spine with gilt stamped panels; all edges gilt with fore edge painting of a rural scene in color under the gilt; fine gilt stamped Arabesque work on turn-ins; nonpareil marbled end papers. Bright, clean covers and spine; spine title gilt chipped off - still legible; some rubbing at cover fore corners, boards just exposed at lower fore corners; tightly bound; 'bound by Pawson and Nicholson' in pale blue on front free end paper, which is separated and laid in; clean interior with slight general age darkening. List of plates indicates 88 but plate numbers go to 99 and not all plates are numbered. Various artists; engravings by Reveil and others. 12mo, unpaged.
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- Bookseller
- Madden Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18922
- Title
- The Napoleon Gallery; or, Illustrations of the Life and Times of the Emperor of France (with fore edge painting)
- Author
- Anonymous
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Henry G. Bohn
- Date Published
- 1852
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- FORE EDGE PAINTING, FINE BINDINGS, PAWSON AND NICHOLSON, PHILADELPHIA, EXTRA-GILT; FRANCE, NAPOLEON, COLLECTIBLE, COLLECTABLE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art, Craft, History;
Terms of Sale
Madden Books
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About the Seller
Madden Books
Biblio member since 2011
Brattleboro, Vermont
About Madden Books
I am a book collector and seller with many years experience. My particular areas of interest are politics, history, law, economics, labor and sociology. I also collect and sell Vermont and New England books, pamphlets, ephemera and magazines. I have a large selection of mysteries and detective books. I have general stock of literature, sciences, arts, world and regional politics & history.
Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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