L' Ile des Pingouins
by Anatole France
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No DJ
- Seller
-
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Published October 14, 1908. Text in French/Francais. Pseudo-marbled paper over boards backed with dark red hard-grain morocco leather; five raised bands on spine with gilt-stamped titles; top edge gilt; red peacock double-combed end papers. Bright, clean covers; few thin scratches on rear cover; slightly age darkened spine - titles clear; slight rubbing at fore corners; tightly bound; owner bookplate with date (December 25, 1908) on front pastedown; clean interior with slight age darkening at page edges. Now in protective mylar. large 16mo, 418 pp.
Details
- Bookseller
- Madden Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M00488
- Title
- L' Ile des Pingouins
- Author
- Anatole France
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Calmann-Levy
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1908
- Keywords
- FRANCE, FRENCH, CHRISTIANITY, RELIGION
Terms of Sale
Madden Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Madden Books
Biblio member since 2011
Brattleboro, Vermont
About Madden Books
I am a book collector and seller with many years experience. My particular areas of interest are politics, history, law, economics, labor and sociology. I also collect and sell Vermont and New England books, pamphlets, ephemera and magazines. I have a large selection of mysteries and detective books. I have general stock of literature, sciences, arts, world and regional politics & history.
Glossary
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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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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