L'Ile des Pingouins
by Anatole France
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Paris: Calmann Levy, 1919. Reprint . Very Good Plus. 4.75 x 7.25 inches (12 x 18.5 cm). Quarter green morocco over marbled boards. Boards in first class condition, very slight rubbing to head and foot of spine. Marbled endpapers. Very solid binding with no loose pages. Pages have browned with age but have no foxing. French Language. An early printing of this classic satire. Excellent condition and in a very attractive binding. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 4.75 x 7.25 inches (12 x 18.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. xv, 419
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1078E129
- Title
- L'Ile des Pingouins
- Author
- Anatole France
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Calmann Levy
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1919
- Size
- 4.75 x 7.25 inches (12 x 18.5 cm
- Keywords
- French Language, Fine Binding, Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; French Language;
Terms of Sale
Tarrington Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Tarrington Books
Biblio member since 2015
Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Marbled boards
- ...