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Les Volcans et Les Tremblements de Terre.
by Arnold Boscowitz
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About This Item
Illustrated with 16 colored lithograph plates and 40 black-and-white illustrations of volcanoes, some full page, by Eugene Ciceri.
Original publisher's ¼-red crushed morocco, gilt decorated spine, over matching red cloth boards; spine with 4 raised bands and gilt lettering; aeg. Paris: Paul Ducrocq, Libraire Editeur, N. D. ca.1865. First Illustrated French Edition. A comprehensive and well-illustrated study of technical and spectacular aspects of volcanoes. Some light foxing, o/w Very Nice.
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- George Robert Minkoff, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7118
- Title
- Les Volcans et Les Tremblements de Terre.
- Author
- Arnold Boscowitz
- Illustrator
- Eugene Ciceri.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Illustrated French Edition
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- c. 1865
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- First Illustrated French Edition.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; French & Italian; Math & Science; Fall Sale;
Terms of Sale
George Robert Minkoff, Inc.
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.Massachusetts residents must add 6.25 percent sales tax to remittances.
George Robert Minkoff, Inc.,
26 Rowe Rd., Great Barrington, MA 01230.
Tel: 413-528-4575.
E-mail: grm@minkoffbooks.com.
Authorized representative: George Robert Minkoff.
George Robert Minkoff, Inc.,
26 Rowe Rd., Great Barrington, MA 01230.
Tel: 413-528-4575.
E-mail: grm@minkoffbooks.com.
Authorized representative: George Robert Minkoff.
About the Seller
George Robert Minkoff, Inc.
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Great Barrington, Massachusetts
About George Robert Minkoff, Inc.
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Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- 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...
- 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....
- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
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