London: Chatto & Windus, 1883. First Edition. Half Leather. Near Fine +/No Dustjacket. Spectacular Zaehnsdorf bindings of very dark navy blue, with gilt titles along the spine. Remainder of boards as well as endpapers are marbled. Light rubbing of spine edges. Corners range from fine to slightly bumped and worn. Gilt top edge. Text clean and pages in excellent condition, the slightest of slightly yellowed, which can only be expected for books of their age. All in all one the rare sets of books that have managed to maintain their condition as the decades pass.

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Bookseller: Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005517
Title: History of French Literature (3 volumes)
Author: Van Laun, Henri
Format/Binding: Half Leather
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine +
Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1883
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Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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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....
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...
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...
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...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Remainder: Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...