Versailles and the Trianons [signed limited edition].
by Pierre de Nolhac, illustrated by Rene Binet:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Tewkesbury, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1906. Limited large paper edition (hardback). 4to (28cm by 23cm), viii, 305pp. 55 colour plates by Rene Binet, each protected by a tissue guard. Original full white vellum, gilt titling to the front board and the spine, top edge gilt. There is some bowling and light spotting of the boards, light browning of the endpapers, and the rear inner hinge has cracked (and has been repaired). Overall, this book is in good condition. Limited to 100 copies, of which this is copy number 19, signed by the illustrator on the limitation page.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cornell Books Limited (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 73561
- Title
- Versailles and the Trianons [signed limited edition].
- Author
- Pierre de Nolhac, illustrated by Rene Binet:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: William Heinemann, 1906.
Terms of Sale
Cornell Books Limited
Returns accepted for any reason, provided that you notify us within 7 days of receipt. The customer is responsible for paying return shipping unless the book was not as described.
About the Seller
Cornell Books Limited
Biblio member since 2005
Tewkesbury
About Cornell Books Limited
We are a medium-sized bookshop located in a small country town in the west of England. The shop is open for business from 1030 to 1700 Monday to Saturday. The building is a fifteenth-century former public house. We are still awaiting the day when we find a book older than the shop itself!
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- 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....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- 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...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.