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Published by Boivin & Cie., Paris, 1912
Seller: White Fox Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition presumed. 4to. 31.5 by 24 cm. 56 pp. Richly illustrated with colortype illustrations that often underlie the text. Robichon p. 148. Cloth of binding soiled. Joint tears repaired. Pages heavily age toned, as typical.
Decorated Cloth. Condition: Good. Folio-sized (Grand 4to.) 37 by 29 cm. iv, 84 pp. Flamboyant and lively Job illustrations set to colortype. Every other page is a full page illustration, and there are a number of double paged illustrations. Probably the most sought after title in the series of young adult illustrated biographies issued in this young adult series. The interior leaves are clean, with age toning pronounced around the edges. The pictorial cloth binding is heavily soiled and worn, with a few spots entirely worn through, one on the front, a few on the rear, in addition to heavy edgewear. Endpapers are chipped and soiled. Broken hinges repaired.
Published by Charavay, Mantoux & Martin, Paris, No Date, Ca 1898, 1898
Seller: Ely Books, ELY, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Fully Illustrated in Colour (illustrator). Original publishers pictorial cloth with top edges gilt. CONDITION: Rebacked, preserving the original spine; covers rubbed; professional repair to edges of few pages; o/w G+ Size: 37 X 30 Cms. (14 3/4 X 12 inches).
Published by Charavay, Martoux (the first two works). Charavay, Martin (the third work). Edouard Crete, printer., Paris
Seller: White Fox Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Half Morocco, Marbled Boards. Condition: Good. Folio, 14 by 11.5 inches, 36 by 30 cm. N.d., circa 1900. Rebacked, with the original morocco spine mounted onto skiver. The skiver, though, being a different shade of red, is conspicuous along the entire front joint, and at the lower end in particular, the reattachment looks clumsy. The leather of the spine has heavily rubbed, with dry chipping at the extremities. The leaves within are heavily age toned and a bit brittle, with some marginal chipping. A few tape repairs. The leaves of the three volumes are not exactly even, and so this comes off similar to many a sammelbund. Still, excellent value for two antique French juvenile classics.
Published by Boivin et Cie., Paris, 1901
Seller: White Fox Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Decorated Cloth. Condition: Good. Flamboyant Job illustrations set to colortype. Folio. 36 by 28 cm, 14 by 11 inches. N.d., but probably 1901 or a few years earlier. Boivin released three different editions of this work in the years 1897, 1898 and 1901, each with different covers. The full title was "France Son Histoire Jusqu'en 1789", and this aptly describes the contents of the work, so it is assumed that the latter part of the title was lopped off in a later printing. See Robichon, Job ou l'Histoire illustree, p. 149. Wear to the corners and edges of the binding. Otherwise clean and tight.
Decorated Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Folio-sized (Grand 4to.) 37 by 29 cm. iv, 84 pp. Flamboyant and lively Job illustrations set to colortype. Every other page is a full page illustration, and there are a number of double paged illustrations. Probably the most sought after title in the series of young adult illustrated biographies issued in this young adult series. The interior leaves are clean, with age toning pronounced around the edges. The pictorial cloth binding has light soiling and a minor closed tear along the joint.