MELANGES DE LITTERATURE ET DE CRITIQUE [OEUVRES COMPLETES DE ALFRED DE MUSSET VOLUME 9]
by Alfred de Musset, original etching by Fernand Besnier
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Paris: G. Charpentier, 1884. Hardcover. Very good. 5 1/2 x 8 inches. 404 pages. A beautiful fine binding (unmarked by binder). Quarter crushed maroon morocco over marbled boards, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Condition is Very Good; a small abraided spot on marbled paper near top of front cover, leather on spine lightly faded, a few light spots of foxing in the margins of the frontis etching, one spot in the image area, a few pages are very lightly toned, many pages uncut on fore edge. Text in French. FB RGR
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- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47686
- Title
- MELANGES DE LITTERATURE ET DE CRITIQUE [OEUVRES COMPLETES DE ALFRED DE MUSSET VOLUME 9]
- Author
- Alfred de Musset, original etching by Fernand Besnier
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- G. Charpentier
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1884
- Bookseller catalogs
- Text in French;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- 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...
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Marbled boards
- ...