Paris: Librarie Pilon, 1911. Hardcover. Very Good. 6 x 9 in. Dark blue half morocco, with marbled paper boards. Bound by Brentano's, NY. 5 raised bands. Stamped gilt lettering on spines. Marbled endpapers. Gilt upper text block. Small David B. Ogden bookplate on front paste down. Condition of the books is VERY GOOD : v slight wear and chipping to spine, corners and edges, foxing to side and bottom of text block, marbled boards clean and shiny. Some foxing to text. A very tight, clean copy.

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Bookseller: Andre Strong Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 2367
Title: JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU
Author: Gaspard Vallette
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Librarie Pilon
Place of Publication: Paris
Date Published: 1911
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Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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...
Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Marbled Paper: Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Morocco: Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Marbled boards: ...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...