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QUELQUES TEXTES SUR VAUBAN
by Vauban, Sebastien Le Prestre de, Marechal de France (1633-1707)
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- Signed
- Condition
- Paper sides rubbed, all else fine
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About This Item
Paris, 1957. Limited to 150 copies, this no. 16. Paper sides rubbed, all else fine. Limited to 150 copies, this no. 16. 32p. Tall 8vo. Engraved vignette on title page. Introductory note by Tony Vibraye. The texts are excerpted from Bulletin of the Society of Avallon. Bound in quarter dark blue morocco over marbled boards, gilt spine title and marbled endpapers. Inscribed and signed on the half title and on the colophon by Tony Vibraye.
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- Title
- QUELQUES TEXTES SUR VAUBAN
- Author
- Vauban, Sebastien Le Prestre de, Marechal de France (1633-1707)
- Book Condition
- Used - Paper sides rubbed, all else fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited to 150 copies, this no. 16
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1957
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- FINE BINDINGS;
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine
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- Title Page
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- Marbled boards
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- Colophon
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- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Inscribed
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...
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