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Andre Cornelis
by BOURGET, Paul
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Alphonse Lemerre, 1887. Leather bound. Fair. In French. 8vo. Contemporary morocco with hubbed spine, gilt top edge, and gilt borders to covers. Deckle edge. Marbled endpapers. Rainbow-colored ribbon attached. 348 pp.
Wear to edges. Strip of leather chipped off at header of spine, and larger strip, about 1"x1/2", leather chipped off at footer. Front hinge split, leaving front board attached only at top hub. Minor toning to page edges. Interior excellent.
This is an early printing of French novelist and critic Bourget's third book. This novel has never been translated into English.
Wear to edges. Strip of leather chipped off at header of spine, and larger strip, about 1"x1/2", leather chipped off at footer. Front hinge split, leaving front board attached only at top hub. Minor toning to page edges. Interior excellent.
This is an early printing of French novelist and critic Bourget's third book. This novel has never been translated into English.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Uncharted Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1728
- Title
- Andre Cornelis
- Author
- BOURGET, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alphonse Lemerre
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1887
- Bookseller catalogs
- Non-English Language;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Uncharted Books
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Chicago, Illinois
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Deckle edge
- Deckle edge is the feathered edge of a page. Traditionally and historically, this was a side effect of the process of making...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
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