FABLES DE S. LAVALETTE ILLUSTREES PAR GRANDVILLE SUIVIES DE POESIES DIVERSES ILLUSTREES PAR GERARD SEGUIN
by LAVALETTE (Illustrated by Grandville)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Paris: J. Hetzel et Paulin, 1841. Hardcover. Good +. Grandville. Octavo. 228pp. Quarter black leather over pebbled black cloth. Title in gilt to spine. Boards grubby, with some brown rubbing to front and rear board. Corners worn, head and heel of spine chipped. Joints starting, hinged cracked. Boards still firmly attached and tight. Spine a bit faded with a few scratches and a small soiled spot. Light foxing throughout, with light soil to edges of half title and title. Illustrated throughout. Text in French.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1747
- Title
- FABLES DE S. LAVALETTE ILLUSTREES PAR GRANDVILLE SUIVIES DE POESIES DIVERSES ILLUSTREES PAR GERARD SEGUIN
- Author
- LAVALETTE (Illustrated by Grandville)
- Illustrator
- Grandville
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. Hetzel et Paulin
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1841
- Keywords
- illustrated, grandville
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- 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....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
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