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Le Commis de M. Bouvat Illustré de 119 vignettes dessinées M. Bouvat's Clerk
Jules Girardin
1923
Librairie Hatchette : Paris
10" by 7"
(iv)309pp.
SUMMARY
A most handsome edition of this parochial children's story, illustrated with a prolific number of fine art-nouveau plates.
Decorative Binding,Illustrated
Overall Condition: Good
This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 23.99
EU Postage: £ 18.99
European Postage: £ 19.99
Asia Postage: £ 31.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 32.99
DESCRIPTION
Jules Girardin was born at Loches in 1832. He trained as a teacher and taught at number of local schools before obtaining a Chair at the Lyceum in Versailles. He wrote prolifically for magazines publishing belles-lettres type fiction, and for young peoples's journals. In his later years, he focussed on morally informative novels for young people.
Here we have one such offering, illustrated beautifully with superb and plentiful plates.
The volume is prefaced with a short commemorative biography of M. Girardin, who passed away following a sudden stroke at the gare Montparnasse in 1888.
CONDITION
In a red cloth binding with gilt art-nouveau embellishment. Externally, sound with slight rubbing. Moderate wear to the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound but with tender hinges. Pages generally clean, though dusty throughout and browned towards edges. Glue marks and commemorative 'National Committee for Defence Against Tuberculosis' charity stamp to front pastedown; small crease in bottom of frontispiece; indecipherable blue stamp to back pastedown.
Overall Condition: Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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