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LABYRINTE DE VERSAILLES, The Labyrinth of Versailles. Der Irr-garte zu Versailles. 'tDool-hof tot Versailles.
by PERRAULT, Charles.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Amsterdam, by Nicolaus Visscher, op den Dam in de Visscher. Met privilegie, no date, circa 1682.. DUTCH EDITION IN 4 LANGUAGES, French, English, Dutch and German, circa 1682. 4to, approximately 240 x 170 mm, 9½ x 7 inches, 41 engravings including the plan and entrance to Versailles, the illustrattions based on Aesop's Fables, text of Charles Perrault and plates with preceeding page of 4 verses by Isaac de Benserade in 4 languages. Pages: [22], 1-81, [5], 1-79, [9], bound in full contemporary vellum. Binding soiled and spotted, spine rubbed with slight loss of vellum, pale staining affecting lower margins of pages 75-82 with pale tide marks, not affecting text, and pale staining to lower margins of plates 77 & 78, not affecting images, pale show-through to verso of engraved plates, occasional small mark or spot, otherwise a good copy. Descriptions of the designs for fountains at the Versailles Labyrinth.The French original descriptions by Charles Perrault, and verses by I. de Benserade, with an English version by J. Morisson, German by A. Muller, Dutch by Anthoni Jansz van der Goes. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47945
- Title
- LABYRINTE DE VERSAILLES, The Labyrinth of Versailles. Der Irr-garte zu Versailles. 'tDool-hof tot Versailles.
- Author
- PERRAULT, Charles.:
- Format/Binding
- Full vellum
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Amsterdam, by Nicolaus Visscher, op den Dam in de Visscher. Met privilegie, no date, circa 1682.
- Date Published
- 1682
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Labyrinth of Versailles maze gardens Aesop fables water fountains
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
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About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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....
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