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Chansons madécasses, traduites en français, suivies de poésies fugitives.
by [Parny, Evariste-Désiré De Forges de]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Good, spine head chipped, covers worn at extremities, lacks free endpapers, lacks frontis?, ink and pencil notes to title page,
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Londres.: Hardouin et Gattey. , 1787. 1st edition.. Contemporary full marbled calf, gilt borders. . Good, spine head chipped, covers worn at extremities, lacks free endpapers, lacks frontis?, ink and pencil notes to title page, still a sound copy with clean text.. 12mo.. French text. Rare first edition of Songs of Madagascar, later set to music by Maurice Ravel. weight: 0.3 lb.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 186210
- Title
- Chansons madécasses, traduites en français, suivies de poésies fugitives.
- Author
- [Parny, Evariste-Désiré De Forges de]
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary full marbled calf, gilt borders.
- Book Condition
- Used - Good, spine head chipped, covers worn at extremities, lacks free endpapers, lacks frontis?, ink and pencil notes to title page,
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition.
- Publisher
- Hardouin et Gattey.
- Place of Publication
- Londres.
- Date Published
- 1787
- Pages
- 83 pp.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
- Size
- 12mo.
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About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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