Click for full-size.
Le Conte du Tonneau, contenant tout ce que les arts et les sciences ont de plus sublime et de plus mysterieux, avec plusieurs pieces tres curieuses. (Three Volumes)
by Swift, Jonathan
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
-
Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Lausanne & Geneve: Marc-Michel Bousquet, 1825. Decorated with 8 engravings by Reinhardt fils, including a frontispiece, seven in Vol. I and one in Vol. II. Three volumes bound in contemporary marbled calf, backs ornately gilt, red edges, lovely woodblock-printed paste end papers with red roses, Very Good, old booksellers description pasted verso front end page Vol. I, small initial stamps all e vols., light rubbing at corners, a quite handsome set. . Nouvelle (New) Edition . Marbled Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010058
- Title
- Le Conte du Tonneau, contenant tout ce que les arts et les sciences ont de plus sublime et de plus mysterieux, avec plusieurs pieces tres curieuses. (Three Volumes)
- Author
- Swift, Jonathan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Nouvelle (New) Edition
- Publisher
- Marc-Michel Bousquet
- Place of Publication
- Lausanne & Geneve
- Date Published
- 1825
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Eighteenth Century;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Any book is returnable for any reason within 10 days for a complete refund, as long as it is returned in the same condition as when received. Please notify in advance of return. I accept checks, money orders, Mastercard, Visa, and bank wire transfer.
About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Online bookseller specializing in rare and collectible books in all fields. Books bought and sold from single item to entire collection.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
This Book’s Categories
Collecting Little Golden Books
These iconic childrens board books are collectible if you can find an original in great condition! Learn more about collecting Little Golden Books.
Collecting Disneyana
Welcome to the wonderful world of collecting Walt Disney! From letters signed by Disney himself to classic children’s books or ephemera, be sure to check out some of the collectible Walt Disney books on Biblio!
