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Madame de Sevigne and Her Contemporaries. In Two Volumes with Slipcase. Signed Doublure Binding by Bayntum. Extra-Illustrated with 109 plates, 26 Hand-Colored
Sevigne, Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de · London
- Author
- Sevigne, Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de
- Date
- 1842
- Place
- London
- Publisher
- Henry Colburn
- Language
- English
- Binding
- 8vo.(4.5" x 7.75") Two volumes. 352, 384 pp. Full teal levant with gilt rule architectural design to boards. Spine with five gilt decorated raised bands, gilt lettering to second and third compartment, similar gilt design to all others, gilt "Extra Illustrated, 1842" to spine foot. All edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Marbled doublure bindings by "Bayntum Binder, Bath England" with gilt lettering of such to foot of front pastedown, beautifully done. Essentially no edgewear. Spine sun-darkened to a pleasing dark brown, evidence of rebacking to both volumes using original boards and spine leather. Volume I features 52 plates, including frontis, 3 of them double page, 10 of them hand-colored. Volume 2 features 57 plates, including frontis, 1 of them double page, 16 of them hand-colored. A fine set of books except for the re-attached covers, hence Near Fine. Blue cloth on card slipcover in very good condition with minor rubbing to all eight corners with one tiny spot starting to fray. A gorgeous set of books.
- Category
- History & Americana
- Record
- S.I.9604
Madame de Sevigne and Her Contemporaries. In Two Volumes with Slipcase. Signed Doublure Binding by Bayntum. Extra-Illustrated with 109 plates, 26 Hand-Colored. Sevigne, Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de. 1842. London: Henry Colburn. 8vo.(4.5" x 7.75") Two volumes. 352, 384 pp. Full teal levant with gilt rule architectural design to boards. Spine with five gilt decorated raised bands, gilt lettering to second and third compartment, similar gilt design to all others, gilt "Extra Illustrated, 1842" to spine foot. All edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Marbled doublure bindings by "Bayntum Binder, Bath England" with gilt lettering of such to foot of front pastedown, beautifully done. Essentially no edgewear. Spine sun-darkened to a pleasing dark brown, evidence of rebacking to both volumes using original boards and spine leather. Volume I features 52 plates, including frontis, 3 of them double page, 10 of them hand-colored. Volume 2 features 57 plates, including frontis, 1 of them double page, 16 of them hand-colored. A fine set of books except for the re-attached covers, hence Near Fine. Blue cloth on card slipcover in very good condition with minor rubbing to all eight corners with one tiny spot starting to fray. A gorgeous set of books.
Condition
Near Fine
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