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At the Sign of the Reine Pédauque
de Anatole France; Mrs. Wilfrid Jackson [trans.]; William J. Locke [intro.]
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- First
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: John Lane: The Bodley Head, 1922. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 10" by 6.5". Frank C. Papé. The first English edition and first illustrated edition of Anatole France's historical novel, with illustrations by Frank C. Papé. The first English edition and first illustrated edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictorial gilt to the front board. Small bookplate of the North of England School Furnishing Company to the front paste down. Illustrated with an illustration to the paste downs and endpapers, a frontispiece and eleven plates. Collated, complete. A historical novel, first published in 1893, which tells of the struggles of the young Jacques Ménétrier at the beginning of the 18th century. It was written by the French journalist and author Anatole France (1844-1924), who won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Literature. This edition was translated by Mrs. Wilfrid Jackson, and illustrated throughout by William J. Locke. 2 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart, with just some light shelf wear to the extremities and rear board. Front hinge is slightly strained but is held firmly. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for the odd spot to the first and last few pages. Very Good
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- Librería
- Rooke Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 870M11
- Título
- At the Sign of the Reine Pédauque
- Autor
- Anatole France; Mrs. Wilfrid Jackson [trans.]; William J. Locke [intro.]
- Ilustrador
- Frank C. Papé
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- John Lane: The Bodley Head
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1922
- Tamaño
- 10" by 6.5"
- Palabras clave
- Anatole France Frank C. Pape Novels Frank C. Pape
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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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- Bookplate
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- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
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- 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...
- 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...
