Paris Herself Again in 1878-9 (2 volume set)
by SALA, GEORGE AUGUSTUS
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
Remington and Co. 1879. 2x VOL. SET, octavo heavy red marbelled card boards quarter bound, gilt lettering to spine, illus., xvi+331 / vii+360, VG- (moderate scuffing and rubbing to boards of both vol.'s, with heavier wear (sl. cracking) to vol. 2 (binding still sound both vol.'s), vol.2 also sl. cocked, moderate tanning and foxing within)
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- Title
- Paris Herself Again in 1878-9 (2 volume set)
- Author
- SALA, GEORGE AUGUSTUS
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Remington and Co. 1879
- Keywords
- Paris nineteenth 19th century life Parisian French France history salon art culture sociology Third Republic
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- SL.
- slight
- 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....
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...