1885 Les Merveilles Du Feu (Wonders of Fire) by Emile Bouant

Description: BIBLIOTHEQUE DES MERVEILLES LES MERVEILLES DU FEU By Emile Bouant (The Library of Wonders: The Wonders of Fire) Paris: Librairie Hachette Et Cie. 1885 Book measures approx. 4 1/2" x 7 1/8" x 3/4"Blue cloth boards with gilt decoration and gilt spine. Many illustrations. Corners are bumped, boards are rubbed and stained. Front board has large dent on top edge. Moisture damage and stains. Spine is sunned, rubbed and stained with shelf wear at head and foot. Rear hinge starting. Pages are clean and supple. This book is from the Estate of Joseph A. Sadony. His library stamp is on both front end papers and his book plate is on the front paste down. Joseph Sadony is someone you should Google. He was a Friend of Teddy Roosevelt, Admiral Byrd, many Hollywood stars, Einstein, Ghandi and many others including royalty. He was psychic advisor to Chicago Police and wrote among other things "Gates of the Mind, the Proven Psychic Discoveries of Joseph Sadony". Joseph died in 1960 at 83 years of age and many of the books we are listing are from the 30,000 that were left in his estate. Visit our ebay store for hundreds more antiquarian books, Vintage Comic Books, Original comic artworks, signed pieces of memorabilia and many more unique items.

Price: 33.75 USD

Location: Whitehall, Michigan

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