Verdun (Juin-Juillet 1916). La Montagne de Reims (Mai-Juin 1918)
by Méléra, César (Melera, Cesar):
- Used
- Paperback
- first
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Cley-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris: Les Éditions de la Lucarne, 1925 First edition, copy no.97 of 200 numbered copies on Pur Fil Lafuma paper. Hardcover book . French text. Attractive rebinding in blue leather spine and corners, over marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine with gilt border lines. Top page edges gilt. Decorative printed endpapers. The original brown card wrappers have been bound in. (It was originally published as a soft cover). 122pp. With b&w photo of author as frontispiece, opposite information on his military record in the First World War (he had fought at Verdun and was killed in October 1918). A Very Good copy: fine and clean inside, with original owner's details on top margin of and one platfront wrapper). Covers clean and bright, with some small rubs to leather in places.Lovely copy . Pictures available.
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- Bookseller
- David Ford Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31898
- Title
- Verdun (Juin-Juillet 1916). La Montagne de Reims (Mai-Juin 1918)
- Author
- Méléra, César (Melera, Cesar):
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Paris: Les Éditions de la Lucarne, 1925
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Cley-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk
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David Ford Books is a member of the P.B.F.A. and sells a wide range of quality out of print and antiquarian books through their book sales and at bookfair throughout the UK. The condition of our books is of the utmost importance to us, with few falling below the VG and many in Fine condition. All dust wrappers are protected. Should you wish to discuss a book, or your requirements, please do not hesitate to contact us by email or (as I prefer to talk to customers personally) by telephone.
David Ford Books is a member of the P.B.F.A. and sells a wide range of quality out of print and antiquarian books through their book sales and at bookfair throughout the UK. The condition of our books is of the utmost importance to us, with few falling below the VG and many in Fine condition. All dust wrappers are protected. Should you wish to discuss a book, or your requirements, please do not hesitate to contact us by email or (as I prefer to talk to customers personally) by telephone.
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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...
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- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Spine
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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...
- Edges
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- Wrappers
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- First Edition
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