London: George Bell & Sons, 1893. Eleborate gilt decoration on spine and covers A fine set in decorative full calf binding. . Binding: Recent, Full speckeled calf boards with gilt flower designed bands. Five raised bands in six compartments. Title in tooled gilt on spine. Illustrated with one full page plate., Notes: Ex Libris Abel E. Berland, Size: 8vo., Volume: Three Volumes, Pages: P. Volume 1: Half Title, Blank (2), Portrait, Full Title, Printer’s Imprint, Preface (2), Contents (2), Advertisement (8), Dedication, Blank, 1-375; Volume 2: Half Title, Blank, Full Title, Printer’s Imprint, Contents, Blank, 1-522; Volume 3: Half Title, Blank, Full Title, Printer’s Imprint, Contents, Blank, 1-381, Index (383-408), Blank. , Category: Book Literature

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Bookseller: Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: B3983
Title: The Essays of Montaigne
Author: Michel de Montaigne
Book Condition: Used - Eleborate gilt decoration on spine and covers A fine set in decorative full calf binding.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: George Bell & Sons
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1893
Keywords: Book Literature
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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Half Title: The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
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....
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...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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...