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Fabelen uitgegeven door E. Bekker, Wed. A. Wolff en A. Deken.
by BEKKER, Elizabeth, WOLFF, Wed. A. & DEKEN, A(gatha)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Richelieu, France
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About This Item
S`Gravenhage: Isaac van Cleef, 1784. First Edition. Half leather binding with mottled boards. 42 engravings, comprising frontispiece - portrait medallions of the authors - by A. Cardon after W. Neering, title vignette by Cardon after J. Buys and 40 unsigned pictorial headpieces by Cardon and R. Vinkeles after Buys. Fables by La Fontaine, Lichtwer and many others translated and adapted by Bekker and Deken. Boards and leather are clean, with a little rubbing. The spine label is dulled with the gilt to the label missing. Internally in very good condition. The engraved headpieces mostly have their original tissue guards. Front board is a touch loose but still holding well. Previous owner's ex libris tipped into the inside board. xxxiv, 172 pp. 230 x 140 mm (9 x 5½ inches).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Harrison-Hiett Rare Books
(FR)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3195
- Title
- Fabelen uitgegeven door E. Bekker, Wed. A. Wolff en A. Deken.
- Author
- BEKKER, Elizabeth, WOLFF, Wed. A. & DEKEN, A(gatha)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Isaac van Cleef
- Place of Publication
- S`Gravenhage
- Date Published
- 1784
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- illustrated, engravings, portrait medallions, 18th century literature, rare, fables, Holland, Dutch artists, Dutch editions, geïllustreerd, gravures, portretmedaillons, 18e eeuwse literatuur, zeldzaam, fabels, Holland, Nederlandse kunstenaars, Nederlands
Terms of Sale
Harrison-Hiett Rare Books
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may be returned within 2 weeks of delivery, and a full refund will be issued upon safe receipt of the item. We will cover return shipping costs if there was an error in the listing, but expect the customer to do so if it is "as described" but the customer has had a change of mind. Items lost or damaged during shipping from us remain our responsibility. Responsibility for items lost or damaged on the way to us rests with the customer.
About the Seller
Harrison-Hiett Rare Books
Biblio member since 2019
Richelieu
About Harrison-Hiett Rare Books
Harrison-Hiett is a small, family run business. Originally based in England we have re-located our business to Europe. We now live in the Netherlands, where we spend our time visiting and exhibiting at fairs.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
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