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About This Item
Paris: L'Art du Livre, 1910. Limited edition, Number 571. Very good in contemporary three quarter dark brown morocco over marbled paper covered boards with gilt title and floral devices to spine. Minor rubbing and wear to hinges, corners, and edges of boards. Minor sunning to spine. Printed in two colors throughout, with elaborate borders & decorative initials. 126 pages. A lovely book. French. FRE/012723.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Kelmscott Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36311
- Title
- L'Ecclesiaste [Ecclesiastes]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- L'Art du Livre
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1910
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
The Kelmscott Bookshop
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Savage, Maryland
About The Kelmscott Bookshop
Our bookshop is open by appointment only in Historic Savage Mill. We specialize in artists' books, private press, William Morris, and general rare and antique books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...