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Le Livre d'or des Metiers. Histoire de L'Imprimerie et des Arts et Professions qui se Rattachent a la Typographie. [The Golden Book of Trades. The History of Printing and Arts and Professions that are related to the Typography]
by Lacroix, Paul, Edouard Fournier, et Ferdinand Sere
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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Savage, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Librairie Historique, Archeologique et Scientifique de Sere, 1852. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. IN FRENCH. The only edition of this book with many illustrations including four color plates, one fold-out plate, coats of arms, printers marks, initials, and more. Very good in quarter green leather with turquoise cloth covered boards and gilt title to spine. Four raised bands to spine. Rubbing and a few pulls to leather along spine and hinges. Minor wear to corners and edges of boards. Heavy foxing to interior; although, color plates remain vibrant. Marbled endpages and bookplate of Harry Rabinoqitz. Size: thin quarto.160 pages. FRE/042815.
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- The Kelmscott Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28193
- Title
- Le Livre d'or des Metiers. Histoire de L'Imprimerie et des Arts et Professions qui se Rattachent a la Typographie. [The Golden Book of Trades. The History of Printing and Arts and Professions that are related to the Typography]
- Author
- Lacroix, Paul, Edouard Fournier, et Ferdinand Sere
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Librairie Historique, Archeologique et Scientifique de Sere
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1852
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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....
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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