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Histoire De La Ville D'Ath
by Boussu, Gilles-Joseph de
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Narberth, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Mons: J.B.J. Varret, 1750. Contemporary mottled calf (worn), gilt spine and morocco label, red edges.
Only Edition of this history of Ath - its abbeys, armories, brasseries, butcher shops, schools, festivals, sieges and battles, comets, supernatural occurrences.... It mentions columbus' discovery of the new world. One copy in U.S. collections. In modest condition, bookplate of Ad. Lefrancq.
¶Pirenne, Bibliographie de l'histoire de Belgique 1280.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bruce McKittrick Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10539
- Title
- Histoire De La Ville D'Ath
- Author
- Boussu, Gilles-Joseph de
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary mottled calf (worn), gilt spine and morocco label, red edges
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J.B.J. Varret
- Place of Publication
- Mons
- Date Published
- 1750
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ABAA-SPRING-2023
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- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
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