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HISTOIRE UNIVERSELLE DES VOYAGES EFFECTUES PAR MER ET PAR TERRE DANS LES CINQ PARTIES DU MONDE ETC. VOL 16 ONLY - PORTER'S EXPLORATIONS (INCOMPLETE SET)
by Albert-Montemont
- 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 Armand-Aubree, c. 1790. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. Contemporary Quarter brown calf with brown marbled paper boards. Four raised bands at spine with scrolled decoration at tail and two darker brown leather spine labels with gilt lettering. 2 hand-colored engravings. Condition is VERY GOOD ; some wear to corners and edges, covers slightly rubbed, labels good. Lower front corner has a crack and is slightly bent. Binding firm and text clean with some mild foxing. Text in French. RGR.
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- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9828
- Title
- HISTOIRE UNIVERSELLE DES VOYAGES EFFECTUES PAR MER ET PAR TERRE DANS LES CINQ PARTIES DU MONDE ETC. VOL 16 ONLY - PORTER'S EXPLORATIONS (INCOMPLETE SET)
- Author
- Albert-Montemont
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Paris Armand-Aubree
- Date Published
- c. 1790
- Bookseller catalogs
- Text in French;
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Blue Hill, Maine
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Glossary
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- 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...
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