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Mauprat - Translated from the French of George Sand )
by George Sand
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
William Heinemann, 1904. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1904. No Edition Remarks. 426 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Illustrated by Eugene Paul Avril. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Front hinge cracked with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Rough cut pages. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is dulled. Book has a slight forward lean.
Synopsis
Mauprat is a novel by the French novelist George Sand about love and education. It was published in serial form in April and May 1837. Like many of Sand's novels, Mauprat borrows from various fictional genres- the Gothic novel, chivalric romance, the Bildungsroman, detective fiction, and the historical novel.
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- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1710852074LEE
- Title
- Mauprat - Translated from the French of George Sand )
- Author
- George Sand
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Date Published
- 1904
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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