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ZADIG
by Voltaire, M. de. (François-Marie Arouet)
- Used
- Condition
- Fine in slipcase with edge wear
- Seller
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Paris, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
New York: Rimington & Hooper, 1929. Number One of "The Savoy Editions", limited to 999 copies. Fine in slipcase with edge wear. Number One of "The Savoy Editions", limited to 999 copies. Small quarto x (iv), 131p, colophon. Introduction by David Garnett. Illustrated by Valenti Angelo. Quite beautifully bound by Joseph Zuffante, Jr. at The Monastery Hill Bindery in full royal blue crushed morocco with watered silk doublures and flyleaves, t.e.g., the spine in six panels with gilt title and frames with floriate corners, the covers with very large corner pieces in densely built up dots and leaves with small fleur-de-lys in cream onlays, the upper cover with large central device of a fleur-de-ly formed of cream onlays with gilt outlines and dense gilt areas, the dentelles designs repliate the covers. A stunning binding.
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- Bookseller
- First Folio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23833
- Title
- ZADIG
- Author
- Voltaire, M. de. (François-Marie Arouet)
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in slipcase with edge wear
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Number One of "The Savoy Editions", limited to 999 copies
- Publisher
- Rimington & Hooper
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
- Bookseller catalogs
- FINE BINDINGS;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- 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....
- 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...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
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