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L'Homme aux Quarante Ecus
by Voltaire
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Paris: Rene Kieffer. Very Good. 1925. Limited Edition. One of only 20 copies containing an original design and suite of gravures number 67 of an overall edition of only 550 copies. Bound by Simon Kra in half green morocco (faded to brown) over patterned paper with original pictorial wrappers bound in. Four raised bands and gilt particulars to spine. Spine panels lettered in gilt and framed in slightly darker rectangle motifs. Top edge gilt, others deckled. Marbled endpapers with bookplate of previous owner to front pastedown. 36 pochoir plates by Joseph Hemard with an extra suite of 36 plates on tissue plus an extra pencil sketch of binding spine to blank front fly. A clean, handsome copy without further markings. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; [142], [6], [c. 82] pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.
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Details
- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3278
- Title
- L'Homme aux Quarante Ecus
- Author
- Voltaire
- Illustrator
- Joseph Hemard
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rene Kieffer
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1925
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Literature, French language, 20th century
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed.
About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
Biblio member since 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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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