The Well of Saint Clare
by France, Anatole
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Nearly fine copy
- Seller
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Pittsford, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head. Nearly fine copy. 1928. 1st. 1/2 leather. 8vo, 302 pp., Translated by Alfred Allinson; one volume of the "Library Edition" of The Works of Anatole France in English, Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in 1/2 red leather with gilt-decorated spine in six compartments & contrasting title & author labels, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Light rubbing to edges, corners & raised bands, spine slightly faded else about fine .
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- Bookseller
- Abacus Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BOOKS047330I
- Title
- The Well of Saint Clare
- Author
- France, Anatole
- Illustrator
- Illus. by Frank Pape
- Format/Binding
- 1/2 leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Nearly fine copy
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Lane, The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1928
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books;
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About the Seller
Abacus Bookshop
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Pittsford, New York
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Fine
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....