Geographical, political, historical and cultural information of France.
Amsterdam: Chez Pierre Brunel, MDCLXXXXII. Tome 2. 12Mo Hardcover. 357pp. Full binding in period tooled leather, spine decorated with lightly faded adorned gold gilt design with five raised bands. Boards are moderately scuffed on both sides and edges are chipping. Binding is tight and square, in good condition with fully.....
Ballantyne and Co., 1827. 2nd. 12Mo Hardcover. 381pp. Vol. VI only. Text unmarked with a warm patina from age and foxing throughout. Bound in quarter leather with front board disconnected at hinge, fully detached but present. Heavy chipping and discoloration to edges. Spine cover is missing. Binding intact with a......
University of Nevada Press, 2003. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 193pp. Text is unmarked on bright pages. Bound in black boards with gold gilt lettering and pointed corners. White jacket is unclipped and glossy with minimal wear.
Paris: E. Privat, 1931. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 160pp. Text is unmarked on lightly patinated pages with B&W illustrations. Bound in beige cloth boards lightly bumped corners and general shelf wear from age. A vintage children's classroom learning book in French language.
Librairie Ch. Delagrave, 1895. 4To, Hardcover. 190pp. Red boards with embossed golden highlights, gilt gold lettering on spine. Text is clean on natural pages, b/w illustrations throughout. Textblock is square with pointed corners. Inner hinges are secure with some separation at endpapers. Some overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, edgewear, bumped corners on.....
International Film Guide, 1966. 2 Volumes. 12Mo Softcover. A complete two volume set containing the great tradition and the personal style. Contents unmarked on bright pages with b/w phots. Red and blue covers are glossy with pointed corners and a few micro chips to vol. 1. Binding is tight and.....
Paris: Libraire D'economie Commerciale, 1930. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 193pp. Text is unmarked on warmly toned pages. Binding is tight and square, hinges are secure. Boards are slightly dusted with gold gilt lettering and bumped corners. Publisher sticker on bottom of title page.
Regional Publishing Company, 1966. Reprint. 8Vo Hardcover. 354pp. Volume 1 only. Pages are unmarked with a mild patina and one foldable illustrated map. Bound in black cloth boards with pointed corners, silver gilt lettering and soiling present on front side. Binding is tight and square, hinges are secure. Lacks a......
Librairie Hachette, 1951. 12Mo, Softcover. 95pp. Classiques Illustres Vaubourdolle. Text in French is clean on uncreased natural pages, sporadic if any written notes and underlining. Unbroken spine, textblock is square with bumped corners. Considerable overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, spottage, full pageblush.
Routledge, 2015. 1st edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 736p. Crisp white pages unmarked. Binding tight and square. Glossy boards clean and pointed.
Spain: Taschen, 1999. 1st edition. Hardcover. 4to. Text in German. 237pp. Glossy pages are unmarked and full of lovely color photography throughout. Binding firm. Printed orange boards clean and bright. Jacket remains in very good+ condition, unclipped with only a few small spots of brown residue staining a corner of.....
Chapman & Hall, 1888. Volume I. 8Vo Hardcover. 470pp. Volume one only. Warm pages are unmarked. Re-bound leather boards are pointed with five raised bands over spine, gold gilt lettering and minor wear to edges. Contents pages are shaken, binding is otherwise sound and tight. Hinges are fully attached. Full.....
Doubleday & Company, 1968. 1st edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 392p. Toned pages crisp and unmarked. Brown cloth covered boards with tan cloth spine titled in red. Boards slightly discolored around margins and lightly bumped at corners. Binding secure. Jacket included in good condition, clipped with sticker in center and tape at.....
Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013. 1st. Paperbck. 4to. 431pp. Text is unmarked on white pages with color & b/w illustration throughout. Binding is square with hinges firmly attached. Glossy covers are bright with minor surface wear, a few light bumps and a lightly lifted fore edge.
Rizzoli, 2004. 1st printing. Hardcover. 4to. 191pp. Contents are clean and thoroughly accented with glossy photographs. White paper boards are clean with pointed corners. Binding is square and secure. Glossy DJ is bright, unclipped and in near fine condition.
The Easton Press, 2001. Eliot Edition. Millenium Edition. 8Vo Hardcover. 443pp. Lovely collectors edition hardbound in deep red colored leather, banded spine squared. Accents in 24k gold gilding with five raised bands over spine. Binding tight and uncracked. Gilt dentelles outline inner squares. White pages between crimson moire silk endpapers.....
A.L. Burt Company, 1910. Complete in One Volume. 8Vo Hardcover. 851p. Text is unmarked with a light patina. Bound in maroon cloth with crisply pointed corners and gold gilt lettering. Binding is tight and square, back hinge split but remains fully attached.
Thomas Y. Crowell Company. Hardcover. 8vo. 435pp. Undated, most likely 1910 reprint. Bound in burgundy cloth boards with gilded titling along the spine and black and white plates. Front hinge is mostly detached and rear hinge is loosened. Spine is sunned, darkening title slightly, and cover boards show general scuffing.....
Museum Restoration Service, 1984. No. 18. 8Vo Chapbook. 40pp. Text unmarked on white pages. Glossy wraps have crisply pointed corners with an old price sticker on front and minimal wear. Stapled binding tight and square, hinges uncreased.
BiblioLife, 2008. 1st. Paperback. 8vo. 359ppg. Text is unmarked on white pages. Spine is canted though uncreased and hinges remain tight. The text block is lightly scuffed at all edges; still very clean. Purple glossy covers are unblemished.
Oxford University Press, 2009. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 290pp. Text is unmarked on white pages. Binding is tight and square, hinges are secure. Bound in black cloth with crisply pointed corners and gold gilt lettering. Jacket is glossy and unclipped with minimal wear.
Academic Press, 1987. 1st printing. Hardcover. 8vo. 630pp. Content unmarked on bright white pages. Plenty of b/w photos throughout. Binding square and secure. Burgundy cloth boards are pointed with shiny gilt titling in silver and gold. Text block lightly foxed.
Paris: At Bechet Aine, 1821. 4th Edition. 12Mo Hardcover. 232pp. Text in French. Unmarked warm-toned pages. Marble covers rubbed with edging, chipping and bumped corners. Spine rubbed and sunned. Binding secure. Pages have minimal foxing from age. Front end page has previous owner's signature dated 1860.
Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1896. 1st. 12Mo Hardcover. 461pp. Pages are unmarked with a light patina and some b/w illustrations. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering and coat of arms on front panel with some soiling marked and bumped corners. Binding is tight and square, hinges are split but fully.....
New York, N.Y. Criterion Books, Inc., 1960. 1st edition. Hardback. 8vo. 128 pages. Text is clean & unmarked on lightly patinaed pages. Binding is secure. Outer boards are mildly soiled. Dust jacket clipped & sunned. Minor staining to back panel. Some peeling & tearing to edges of dust jacket.