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Les Saints Evangiles. Traduction de Lemaistre De Sacy. Nouvelle Edition Revue D’Apres Les Meilleurs Textes. Illustrations de Mm. Tony Johannot, Cavelier, Gerard-Seguin et Breviere.
by JACQUET, M. L'Abbe:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris, Garnier Freres, ca 1868 New Edition.. Tall hardback ,10.5 x 7.5 inches. Dark red polished morocco leather fine binding by “Lesort, Paris.” Raised banding and gilt lettering to spine. Gilt decorative ‘cross’ designs to boards. Wide inner gilt dentelles, decorative patterned gilt endpapers. Full gilt page edging. In very good condition. Stunning leather binding. Some minor slight rubbing to corners, small bump to bottom leading corner, and thin rubbed patch to bottom of spine edge under binders stamp. Binders label to corner of front endpaper. Neat inscription to front endpaper in french “Arthur Abortemart, Souvenir de la premiere communion... 1868.” Some areas of mild light foxing to some pages, else pages and plates all very clean and tight throughout. Else an excellent clean and tight copy. 588pp. With a decorative illuminated colour title page, and full page B&W engraved plates, all guarded. Each page has a wide decorative floral border illustrated with figures of Christ and Angels. Illustrated with pictorial chapter headings, tail and letterpieces.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 84359
- Title
- Les Saints Evangiles. Traduction de Lemaistre De Sacy. Nouvelle Edition Revue D’Apres Les Meilleurs Textes. Illustrations de Mm. Tony Johannot, Cavelier, Gerard-Seguin et Breviere.
- Author
- JACQUET, M. L'Abbe:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Paris, Garnier Freres, ca 1868 New Edition.
- Keywords
- Illustrated Books JACQUET, M. L'Abbe: Les Saints Evangiles, Traduction de Lemaistre De Sacy, Nouvelle Edition, Mm. Tony Johannot, Cavelier, Gerard-Seguin et Breviere, illustrated, engraved plates, decorative, fine binding, leather, french, Lesort, P
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The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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