A Tour Through the Pyrenees (First Edition)
by Taine, H. A
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
New York: Henry Holt & Co. , 1875. FIRST AMER. EDITION. Full brown cloth with gilt decorative cover and spine, Small 4to. Beveled edges, moderately worn with fraying to the top & bottom of the spine. Front hinge weak with webbing visible at gutter behind front board. All edges gilt, Small half inch newspaper clip pasted to inside front cover. Binding firm. Pages starting to age tone. Over 250 illustrations by Dore. Overall in GOOD condition. Paul Gustave Doré (January 6, 1832 – January 23, 1883) was a French artist, engraver, and illustrator. Doré worked primarily with wood engraving and steel engraving. UncleAndy. First American Edition. Full Cloth. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover.
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- Bookseller
- Ziern-Hanon Galleries
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001178
- Title
- A Tour Through the Pyrenees (First Edition)
- Author
- Taine, H. A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Henry Holt & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1875
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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....
- 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...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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