Premieres Poesies 1829-1835
by Alfred de Musset
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Only
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Charpentier, 1867. Leather. Good Only. 7" by 4.5";. None. An anthology of poetry from French poet Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay. In French. Musset was best-known for his poetry. Musset received the Légion d'honneur on 24 April 1845, at the same time as Balzac, and was elected to the Académie française in 1852. Some of the titles included are Le Lever, Les Marrons du Feu, and Le Saule. In a half calf binding. Externally rubbed, with some marks to the boards. Some bumping to the corners. Internally, firmly bound. Ink inscription to verso of front free-endpaper, with blacked-out second inscription. Pages are foxed throughout. Good Only
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- FGN11-F-17
- Title
- Premieres Poesies 1829-1835
- Author
- Alfred de Musset
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Only
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charpentier
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1867
- Size
- 7" by 4.5";
- Keywords
- Alfred Musset POetry French Academy POetry
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...