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Les arts et métiers au moyen age. Étude illustrée d'après les ouvrages de Paul Lacroix sur le moyen age et la renaissance.
by Lacroix, Paul
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good, spine faded, moderate shelfwear, light yellowing to margins, partial bookplate removal at front pastedown.
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Paris.: Firmin Didot., 1889. Half red calf over red marbled boards, raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. . Very good, spine faded, moderate shelfwear, light yellowing to margins, partial bookplate removal at front pastedown. . Large 8vo. 27.5x18 cm. . French text. Heavy book, may require extra shipping. weight: 3.0 lb. Cromolithograph frontis, numerous illustrations and plates.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 182104
- Title
- Les arts et métiers au moyen age. Étude illustrée d'après les ouvrages de Paul Lacroix sur le moyen age et la renaissance.
- Author
- Lacroix, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Half red calf over red marbled boards, raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, spine faded, moderate shelfwear, light yellowing to margins, partial bookplate removal at front pastedown.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Firmin Didot.
- Place of Publication
- Paris.
- Date Published
- 1889
- Pages
- 301 pp.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiques;
- Size
- Large 8vo. 27.5x18 cm.
Terms of Sale
Zephyr Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery for any reason.
About the Seller
Zephyr Books
Biblio member since 2018
Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
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