L'Influence de la Decouverte de l'Amerique sur le bonheur du Genre humain.
by L'Abbe Louis Genty
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Engraved frontis portraying some of the ill effects of the discovery of America. Large folding map of the Western Hemisphere. Sabin lists but the second (1789) edition. Full mottled calf; five bands; red morocco label; gilt thistle compartments. Worn at all edges, but a sound copy. ;13 x 19.5 cm; x,352,[iii] pages. Edge dressing stains to initial and last three leaves.
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5000
- Title
- L'Influence de la Decouverte de l'Amerique sur le bonheur du Genre humain.
- Author
- L'Abbe Louis Genty
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Nyon
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1788
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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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.
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- 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...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
- 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...