The Paris Sketch Book
by Thackeray, W.M. [Mr. Titmarsh]:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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County Leitrim, Ireland
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About This Item
With Numerous Designs by the Author on Copper and Wood. viii, 446 pp + 2 pp ads. Frontispiece, & 11 other b/w illustrations. A collection of sketches from Paris, many relating to Parisian art and literature. Some spots of light foxing on prelims and occasional spots in the vicinity of plates. Front hinge partially cracked. Previous owner's bookplate on fep. Front edge untrimmed. Maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Spine much faded. Blindstamp decoration on boards. Top and bottom of spine and corners lightly rubbed. Overall condition VG.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Owl Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3077
- Title
- The Paris Sketch Book
- Author
- Thackeray, W.M. [Mr. Titmarsh]:
- Book condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1868.
- Keywords
- Paris, France, Thackeray
Terms of Sale
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- blindstamp
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- gilt
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- Cloth
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- VG
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- cracked
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- spine
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- hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former... [More]
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