GALERIE FRANÇAISE DE FEMMES CÉLÈBRES PAR LEURS TALENTS, LEUR RANG OU LEUR BEAUTÉ
by Lante, Gantine
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Durand Ainé, Marcand D'Estampes, 1832. Hardcover. Quarto, unpaginated, 70 colored plates with explanatory pages. In Good condition. Half bound in red leather with marbled paper boards and gilt stamping and titling to spine. Boards show chipping to head edge of spine, tail edge of spine chipped off, rubbing and splitting to joints, heavy rubbing to corners exposing boards, and rubbing to edges. Textblock has mild foxing to pages, age toning to corners of endpapers and pastedowns, and small bookplate on front pastedown. Shelved in Room G. 1340308. Special Collections.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1340308
- Title
- GALERIE FRANÇAISE DE FEMMES CÉLÈBRES PAR LEURS TALENTS, LEUR RANG OU LEUR BEAUTÉ
- Author
- Lante, Gantine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Durand Ainé, Marcand D'Estampes
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1832
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About the Seller
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Rockville, Maryland
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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....
- Half Bound
- ...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.