Works of Balzac
by BALZAC, Honore de
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- very good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little Brown, 1899. hardcover. very good. Girardet, Jules & Guyon, Maximilienne. Centenary Edition. 33 volumes. Illustratrations by Jules Girardet and Maximilienne Guyon with tissue guards. Short 8vo, bound in pretty 1/2 bright red morocco over marbled boards; gilt-stamped fruit tree motif along spines and dotted raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Boston: Little Brown, 1899. Very good.<br/><br/> A few spine ends are lightly rubbed, but overall a very nice set.<br/><br/>
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Details
- Bookseller
- Argosy Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 164399
- Title
- Works of Balzac
- Author
- BALZAC, Honore de
- Illustrator
- Girardet, Jules & Guyon, Maximilienne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Little Brown
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1899
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Argosy Book Store
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New York, New York
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...