La Vie Des Abeilles [Life of Bees]
by Maeterlinck, Maurice
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VERY GOOD ++
- Seller
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Houlton, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Bibliotheque Charpentier No date indicated, circa 1920. 319pp, [1], bound in half leather and marbled paper, gilt decorated spine, with leather spine label intact [no chips], top edges gilt, binding and hinges tight. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS. Pages are age darkened, covers show light corner wear. Classical Treatise on Honeybees.
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- Bookseller
- Monroe Bridge Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008817
- Title
- La Vie Des Abeilles [Life of Bees]
- Author
- Maeterlinck, Maurice
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VERY GOOD ++
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bibliotheque Charpentier
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Keywords
- French Bees Honeybees Apiary
- Bookseller catalogs
- NATURAL HISTORY; BIRDS, BEES, ANIMALS ETC; FOREIGN LANGUAGE BOOKS;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
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Monroe Bridge Books
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- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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....
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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...