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The Physiology of Marriage (The Black and Gold Edition)
by Honore' De Balzac; Howard V. Baer [Illustrator]; Manuel Komroff [Introduction];
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Liveright Published, 1943-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. BLACK AND GOLD EDITION featuring original black cloth covered boards with gilt lettering and designs on cover and along spine; light rubbing along edges. Binding secure; contents clean and unmarked except for owner bookplate on front inside cover and pen on page 314. No dust jacket. 358pp. Illustrations throughout by Howard V. Baer. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Imperial Books and Collectibles
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 029822
- Title
- The Physiology of Marriage (The Black and Gold Edition)
- Author
- Honore' De Balzac; Howard V. Baer [Illustrator]; Manuel Komroff [Introduction];
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Liveright Published
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1943-01-01
- Weight
- 0.31 lbs
Terms of Sale
Imperial Books and Collectibles
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
Imperial Books and Collectibles
Biblio member since 2012
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
About Imperial Books and Collectibles
Imperial Books and Collectibles, LLC is a partnership of retired professionals and avid collectors who are liquidating their own collections of books while assisting others to market their books both online and in a retail outlet under the "ImperialBks" banner. In business since 2010, ImperialBks has sold over ten thousand of high quality paper items through various channels with a uniformly high degree of customer satisfaction. Our mission is to treat both clients and customers like royalty, giving great value and personal attention to each.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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