{"product_id":"1828-oeuvres-de-n-f-bellart-book-french","title":"1828 \"Oeuvres de N.F. Bellart\" book [French]","description":"\u003cp\u003eA black leather book from 1828, bound the old way with four raised bands running across the spine. The leather is pebbled and still has a soft shine to it. Each panel between the bands is tooled with blind lines, and two of them are stamped in gold — the author's name up top, a \"5\" down near the base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe covers are plain black with pale corners worn down to the layer beneath, which is the kind of honest wear that makes a book look lived with. Open it and the endpapers are a treat: hand-marbled in a stone pattern, grey and brown with fine white veining across the whole sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside is Volume Five of the collected works of Nicolas-François Bellart, printed in Paris by Brière in January 1828. Bellart was one of the best-known French lawyers of his day and served as procureur général of the Cour royale de Paris. This volume holds his courtroom addresses and indictments, and the publisher's little laurel-wreath \"BL\" monogram sits right in the middle of the title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe text block is tight and the paper has gone soft cream with some age spotting. Good on its own, better in a stack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 1\/2\" H x 5 1\/4\" W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Letterpress on laid paper; pebbled black leather binding over boards, raised bands with blind and gilt tooling, hand-marbled endpapers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1828\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paris, France — J.-L.-J. Brière, Libraire-Éditeur, Rue Saint-André-des-Arts, No. 68; printed at the Imprimerie de Decourchant, Rue d'Erfurth, No. 1, près l'Abbaye\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature\/mark:\u003c\/strong\u003e None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisclosures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sold as-is in antique condition, nearly 200 years old; one volume only (Tome V) — not a complete set; binding is sound but shows honest age: rubbing and small losses to the leather at the spine head and tail, wear along the joints, and worn corners with the underlayer showing through; interior is clean and readable with scattered foxing and light toning throughout, including a stain to the half-title (see photos)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crazing About Patina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52917952348472,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/0513\/8488\/files\/IMG_2923.jpg?v=1788746715","url":"https:\/\/crazingaboutpatina.com\/products\/1828-oeuvres-de-n-f-bellart-book-french","provider":"Crazing About Patina","version":"1.0","type":"link"}