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The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
de Anatole France; Lafcadio Hearn (Trans.)
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Near Fine
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London; New York: John Lane The Bodley Head LTD.; Dodd, Mead and Company, 1931. Cloth. Near Fine. 10" by 6.5". Zhenya Gay. The first illustrated edition of Anatole France's work 'The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'. In the publisher's original cloth bidning, with gilt detail to the spine and front board. Lacking the original dustwrapper. Translated from the original French into English by Lafcadio Hearn. The first novel by the french author Anatole France. Having before been regarded primarily as a poet this work of prose established France as a important and versatile author. In this work charts the story of Sylvestre Bonnard, and his friendship with the young girl, Jeanne. This volume features illustration by the notable book illustrator, Zhenya Gay. Preivous owners bookplate to the reverse of the front endpaper, 'K. W. C. Down'. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. With light rubbing to the extremities. Small mark to the tail of the front board towards the fore edge. Previous owners bookplate to the reverse of the front endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 625C6
- Título
- The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
- Autor
- Anatole France; Lafcadio Hearn (Trans.)
- Ilustrador
- Zhenya Gay
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- John Lane The Bodley Head LTD.; Dodd, Mead and Company
- Lugar de publicación
- London; New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1931
- Tamaño
- 10" by 6.5"
- Palabras clave
- Translated Anatole France Lafcadio Hearn Zhenya Gay Anatole France
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Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 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.
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- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
