Carmen - Arsène Guillot - l'Abbé Aubain - La dame de pique - Les bohémiens - Le hussard - Nicolas Gogol and Colomba: La Venus D'Ille, Les Ames du Purgatoire ( Two Volume Set )
by Merrimee, Prosper
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Calmann-Levy, Editeurs, 1921. Colomba published 1921, Carmen,1923. both from a limited edition of 1600 copies, Colomba #5, Carmen # 639. Both bound in lovely period brown leather and marbled boards, 4 raised bands, titles and top edges gilt, marbled end pages, ribbon markers, both Near Fine, slight rubbing to edges of leather, both with intriguing period bookplates, a bit of marginal toning throughout. The novella Carmen was the basis of Bizet's opera Carmen. Text in French. A handsome set. . Limited and Numbered Edition. Leather and Marbled Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006545
- Title
- Carmen - Arsène Guillot - l'Abbé Aubain - La dame de pique - Les bohémiens - Le hussard - Nicolas Gogol and Colomba: La Venus D'Ille, Les Ames du Purgatoire ( Two Volume Set )
- Author
- Merrimee, Prosper
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Limited and Numbered Edition
- Publisher
- Calmann-Levy, Editeurs
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1921
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Music;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Online bookseller specializing in rare and collectible books in all fields. Books bought and sold from single item to entire collection.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...
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