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Theatre Complet de Eugene Labiche
by Eugene Labiche
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris: Calmann Levy , 1886-7. Leather. Very Good. 7.5" by 4.5". None . Four volumes of Eugene Labiche's theatrical works in the original French. A later edition of the works of Eugene Labiche. The first four consecutive volumes of ten in uniform quarter morocco bindings. With a preface by Emile Augier, fellow dramatist. Augier and Labiche worked together regularly on comedies that are considered to be some of their best works.Eugene Marin Labiche was a French dramatist, famous for contributing to the vaudeville genre, which he wrote and performed himself, and domestic pochads. He became famous for his great works of French imbroglio style of play. With half titles. In uniform quarter morocco bindings over marbled boards and endpapers. Externally sound with minor shelf wear and minor rubbing to the boards and spine. Minor chipping to the head and tail of the spine, particularly to vol. III. With 'Cancelled' library bookplate to the front pastedowns, Christ Hospital Library bookplate to the verso of the front free endpapers. Library shelf number to the recto imprint pages. Discreet library imprint to the title page. Internally, the binding is generally firm. Some spotting scattered to the leaves. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 810A9
- Title
- Theatre Complet de Eugene Labiche
- Author
- Eugene Labiche
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Calmann Levy
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1886-7
- Size
- 7.5" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- eugene labiche drama plays theatre drama
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
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