The Temptation of Saint Antony
by Flaubert, Gustave
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Nearly fine copy in the original gilt-decorated blue cloth
- Seller
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Pittsford, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: H.S. Nichols. Nearly fine copy in the original gilt-decorated blue cloth. 1895. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 360 pp., Bound in blue cloth with gilt decorations; top edge gilt, Spine just slightly faded, one corner lightly bumped, else a nice, bright copy of the Authorized Edition (first in English); translated from the French by D.F. Hannigan. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Abacus Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BOOKS058976I
- Title
- The Temptation of Saint Antony
- Author
- Flaubert, Gustave
- Illustrator
- Illus. by S. Gorski
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Nearly fine copy in the original gilt-decorated blue cloth
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- H.S. Nichols
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1895
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books;
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About the Seller
Abacus Bookshop
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Pittsford, New York
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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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....