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Paul and Virginia, Altemus Edition
by De SAINT-PIERRE, Bernardin
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- Condition
- Very good +
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Thomaston, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, 28 S. Fourth Street, 1891. Boards. Very good +. Maurice LELOIR. 8vo; 296pp; dark green cloth over board; stamped pictorial, gilt figures and silver flowers on front, decorative spine; all edges gilt; gift inscription to ffep dated 1892; engraved frontispiece and vignette on title page, 11 additional full-page engravings and small illustrations in the text; rubbing to head and tail of spine, and corners; very good plus. Written on the eve of the French Revolution in 1788, the novel takes place on the island of Mauritius. The story is of love between Paul and Virginia, and of the upper class of French society. A biography of the author and a preface precede the story.
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- Bookseller
- Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1388
- Title
- Paul and Virginia, Altemus Edition
- Author
- De SAINT-PIERRE, Bernardin
- Illustrator
- Maurice LELOIR
- Format/Binding
- Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Henry Altemus, 28 S. Fourth Street
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1891
- Keywords
- Children, Childrens
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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