SA MAJESTE LE CHAT. Avec 32 planches hors texte
by Mery, Fernand
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Editions Denoel, (1956).. (1956).. Fine. - Octavo, natural limp buckram titled in orange on spine with vignettes on the front cover. 188 pages & [2] leaves and numerous pages of delightful photographic illustrations depicting cats. Near fine. <p>First edition. Presentation copy with a 5-line inscription by Mery in blue ink on the half-title. Cleverly signed by Mery within the body of a cat observing birds which he has sketched at the bottom of his inscription.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1332
- Title
- SA MAJESTE LE CHAT. Avec 32 planches hors texte
- Author
- Mery, Fernand
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Paris: Editions Denoel, (1956).
- Date Published
- (1956).
- Keywords
- NATURAL HISTORY; CATS; FELINE; MAJESTY; FRENCH LANGUAGE; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNED; INSCRIBED; ORIGINAL SKETCH; DRAWING; PRESENTATION COPY; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; NATURE; FERNAND MERY; SA MAJESTE LE CHAT; ILLUSTRATIONS; PHOTOGRAPHS.
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Terms of Sale
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....