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CUENTOS de Bibliofilo, originales de C. Nodier, G. Flaubert, A. Bonnardot, C Asselineau, A. Daudet, O. Uzanne, G. Doucet, P. Louys, Mille, L. Taboada, Conde de las Navas, Azorin, Diego San José, A. Pérez Nieva y S. y.J. Álvarez Quintero.
by Ramón Miquel y Planas
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Barcelona: Instituto Catalan de Las Artes del Libro, 1951. # 626 of 700 copies printed on papel de hilo Guarro. Near Fine, slight separation of hinge between pp. 2-3,, most pages uncut, in Fine decoratively printed dust jacket and Near Fine original glassine jacket. With 50 plates with tissue guards, 25 of them in color. Prologue by R. Miguel y Planas. 349 pages, with border decorations on each page by J. Figuerola, and illustrations by Triadó, Urgellés, Cardunets Colom, Pey, D ivori, Apa, Junceda, Longoria, Ollé, Ros, Buyreu, Mora, Gelabert, Bocquet and Becquer. The book contains short stories by nine French authors (Charles Nodier, The Bibliophile and Franciscus Columna; Gustave Flaubert, The Murderous Bookstore; Alfred Bonnardot, Bibliophile's Mirror; Charles Asselineau, The Bibliophile's Hell; Alphonse Daudet, The Last Book; Octave Uzanne, The Bibliophile's Inheritance; Jérôme Doucet, The Biblical Fairy; Pierre Louÿs, The Stamp of Santa Teresa; and Pierre Mille, The Dedications) and six Spaniards (Luis Taboada, The Disappointment of a Book; Conde de las Navas, The Incunabula; Azorín , The Book Fair; Diego San José, A Curious Autograph; Pérez Nieva, It's Worth It!, and Álvarez Quintero, A Sevillian Proclamation), preceded by one of the best introductions to bibliophilia, the prologue by Ramón Miquel y Planas (1874-1950) of more than one hundred pages. A quite handsome copy of this bibliophile's delight. Uncommon in current commerce, OCLC locates copies in 4 libraries worldwide. . Limited and Numbered Edition. Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009045
- Title
- CUENTOS de Bibliofilo, originales de C. Nodier, G. Flaubert, A. Bonnardot, C Asselineau, A. Daudet, O. Uzanne, G. Doucet, P. Louys, Mille, L. Taboada, Conde de las Navas, Azorin, Diego San José, A. Pérez Nieva y S. y.J. Álvarez Quintero.
- Author
- Ramón Miquel y Planas
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- Limited and Numbered Edition
- Publisher
- Instituto Catalan de Las Artes del Libro
- Place of Publication
- Barcelona
- Date Published
- 1951
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Books About Books and Fine Printing; Books About Books;
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Jacket
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- Fine
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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