The Essays of Maurice Maeterlinck. Eight Volumes
by Maeterlinck, Maurice
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dodd Mead, 1912. Belgian born author who wrote in French and winner of the 1911 Nobel Prize for literature, known primarily for these philosophical essays. Eight volumes of the 10 volume series published by Dodd, Mead between 1912-1914. Uniformly bound in contemporary half red morocco over light red buckram boards, matching buckram end papers, the tops gilt, backs decorated in gilt. Very Good Plus, light wear to covers, Lacking the volumes "Death" and "Life of the Bee". Titles included are "Treasure of the Humble", "Wisdom and Destiny", "The Buried Temple", "The Double Garden", "Measure of the Hours", "Our Eternity", "The Unknown Guest", and "On Emerson, Etc.". Translated from the French by Alfred Sutro, Alexander Teixeira de Mattos and Montrose J. Moses. Uncommon as a set and in lovely binding. **This set will require additional charges for priority and international mail. Please inquire before ordering. . Later American Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008381
- Title
- The Essays of Maurice Maeterlinck. Eight Volumes
- Author
- Maeterlinck, Maurice
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Later American Edition
- Publisher
- Dodd Mead
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1912
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Philosophy; Fine Bindings;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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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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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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