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Les Champignons (The Mushrooms)
History, Description, Culture, Usage (in French)
Paris 1876, J. Rothschild
Text is in French. Contains detailed …
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Les Champignons (The Mushrooms)
History, Description, Culture, Usage (in French)
Paris 1876, J. Rothschild
Text is in French. Contains detailed information on mushrooms, including a chapter on their culinary merits. Black binding with raised bands and gilt lettering to leather spine. Gilt page edges. 438 pages plus 60 color, tissue-guarded chromolithograph plates. Green silk bookmark sewn in. 7.5" x 10.75" weighing over 4 pounds.
Title page has a tape repair; rear hinge has split but board is still safely attached; plates have small, neatly penciled numbers; occasional light foxing most prevalent on end-papers and paste-downs. Board corners are bumped, curled and have mild fraying, shelf wear. Otherwise a tight, straight edition in very good condition
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- Dimensions
- 7.5ʺW × 1.5ʺD × 10.75ʺH
- Styles
- French
- Period
- Late 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Leather
- Paper
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Black
- Condition Notes
- Title page has a tape repair; rear hinge has split but board is still safely attached; plates have small, neatly … moreTitle page has a tape repair; rear hinge has split but board is still safely attached; plates have small, neatly penciled numbers; occasional light foxing most prevalent on end-papers and paste-downs. Board corners are bumped, curled and have mild fraying, shelf wear. Otherwise a tight, straight edition in very good condition. less
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