Paris: Librairie Plon, 1928. 57 mille. Three quarter mottled calf over marbled boards, four raised bands, one compartment with black morocco label with author's name in gilt, one red morocco titled in gilt, three compartments decorated in gilt and black, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, original wrappers bound in, silk bookmark sewn in. A very good+ copy, small chip to calf label on backstrip, light wear at spine head, leaves browning.. 306 pp. 12mo.

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Bookseller: Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 35069
Title: L'Ombre de la Croix
Author: Tharaud, Jérome and Tharaud, Jean
Format/Binding: Three quarter mottled calf over marbled boards, four raised bands, one compartment with black morocco label with author's name i
Book Condition: Used - A very good+ copy, small chip to calf label on backstrip, light wear at spine head, leaves browning.
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 57 mille
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Librairie Plon
Place of Publication: Paris
Date Published: 1928
Keywords: European Literature, , Literature, European Literature, Fiction, French Literature, 20th c., Fine Bindings,

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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...
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...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Wrappers: The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
Marbled boards: ...
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....
Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
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...
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...