SALAMMBO. Dix compositions par A. Poirson. Graves a l'eau-forte par Mme Louveau-Rouveyre, MM. L. Muller at G. Mercier
by FLAUBERT. GUSTAVE
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About This Item
Maison Quantin. Paris. - No date. 1887. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Small 4to. (9.3 x 6.5 inches). Beautifully illustrated with ten etchings after Poirson. Finely bound by Zaehnsdorf in early half dark brown morocco. Spine with raised bands with floral gilt roll design. Compartments ruled and lettered in gilt. Floral patterned paper on the boards and endpapers. Top edge gilt, the others untrimmed. Original stiff paper wraps bound in. A very good copy in an attractive late nineteenth century leather binding that has some very light wear to the edges but is overall very good indeed.
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- Paul Foster Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10647
- Title
- SALAMMBO. Dix compositions par A. Poirson. Graves a l'eau-forte par Mme Louveau-Rouveyre, MM. L. Muller at G. Mercier
- Author
- FLAUBERT. GUSTAVE
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Maison Quantin. Paris. - No date. 1887
- Date Published
- 1887
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine bindings; Children's and Illustrated books;
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- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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