AUTRES RHUMBS
by VALÉRY, Paul; illustrated by GALANIS, Démétrios:
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris: Librairie Gallimard. 1934. First edition with these illustrations. First edition with these illustrations. One of 58 copies printed on Impérial du Japon paper. Inscribed by the author. Publisher's original white paper wrappers with titles in black and red to the upper cover and spine, in glassine. French language. Illustrated throughout with small woodcut decorations by Démétrios Galanis. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the extremities lightly rubbed and toned. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owners' stamps or inscriptions. The glassine has small nicks at fold corners Inscribed by the author in black ink on the front free endpaper "à M. M. D. Schwab / bien cordialement / Paul Valéry". One of only 58 copies printed on Japon paper, this being numbered XXVII to the limitation page. There was also an edition of 4,170 copies printed on blanc D'Alfa paper. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22545
- Title
- AUTRES RHUMBS
- Author
- VALÉRY, Paul; illustrated by GALANIS, Démétrios:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition with these illustrations
- Publisher
- Paris: Librairie Gallimard. 1934
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About the Seller
Lucius Books
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York, North Yorkshire
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- First Edition
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