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Voyage Aeriens, Illustres par Eugene Ciceri, Adreine-Emmanuel Marie, and Albert Tissandier
by J. (James) Glashier, C. (Camille) Flammarion, W. (Wilfred) de Fonvielle, and G. (Gaston) Tissandier
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Half red morocco spine with textured cloth boards. 4 raised bands and gilt particulars to spine. All edges gilt; moire endpapers. 117 sur blanc woodcuts, 6 hors texte chromolithographs with tissue guards, and 15 hors texte diagrams and/or maps throughout. French text throughout. No previous owner's names or other markings. Some spotting and foxing to pages, primarily at beginning and end, whereas the middle is primarily bright and clean. 612 pp. 7 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches. Please expect additional postage for overseas orders.
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6351
- Title
- Voyage Aeriens, Illustres par Eugene Ciceri, Adreine-Emmanuel Marie, and Albert Tissandier
- Author
- J. (James) Glashier, C. (Camille) Flammarion, W. (Wilfred) de Fonvielle, and G. (Gaston) Tissandier
- Illustrator
- Eug. Ciceri, A. Marie, and A. Tissandier
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- L. Hachette & Cie
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1870
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- European History; Aviation; Art; Antiquarian;
- Size
- 4to
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed.
About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
Biblio member since 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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