Camille Flammarion - Encyclopedie autodidactique Quillet - 1932
06
days
15
hours
23
minutes
25
seconds
No bids placed
Catawiki Buyer Protection
Your payment’s safe with us until you receive your object.View details
Trustpilot 4.4 | 142038 reviews
Rated Excellent on Trustpilot.
Camille Flammarion, Encyclopedie autodidactique Quillet, a four‑volume illustrated reissue in French published by Librairie Aristide Quillet in 1939, in a green percaline binding with early 20th‑century decorative elements and 2800 pages measuring 29 by 21 cm, including removable maps and inserts and the Celestial Planisphere by Flammarion, in very good condition.
AI-assisted summary
Description from the seller
Rare and Superb Complete Collection from 1939!
Discover the entirety of the Quillet Self-Taught Encyclopedia new edition in 4 period volumes (1939 print run, printed in Strasbourg just before the war).
The absolute highlight of this copy:
The extremely rare technical and scientific plates animated in paper-cut relief with movable systems (anatomy of the Giroflée, mechanics of the Bréguet transport aircraft, internal structure of the legendary Paquebot Paris and of a TSF Elcosa radio station). An exceptional feature for books of this age, all movable-system plates as well as the legendary Camille Flammarion’s Mobile Celestial Planisphere are 100% complete, functional and undamaged!
The interior of the work is remarkably fresh:
the paper has stayed very white, with no foxing or damp stain. The volumes also contain superb off-text facsimiles (handwritten letters by Victor Hugo, a maritime customs bill of lading from Worms & Co from the period).
Publisher’s green percaline binding with splendid floral motifs blind-stamped. The orange spine labels show a patina of legitimate historical use. A magnificent collectible item or decoration for a bibliophile!
Rare and Superb Complete Collection from 1939!
Discover the entirety of the Quillet Self-Taught Encyclopedia new edition in 4 period volumes (1939 print run, printed in Strasbourg just before the war).
The absolute highlight of this copy:
The extremely rare technical and scientific plates animated in paper-cut relief with movable systems (anatomy of the Giroflée, mechanics of the Bréguet transport aircraft, internal structure of the legendary Paquebot Paris and of a TSF Elcosa radio station). An exceptional feature for books of this age, all movable-system plates as well as the legendary Camille Flammarion’s Mobile Celestial Planisphere are 100% complete, functional and undamaged!
The interior of the work is remarkably fresh:
the paper has stayed very white, with no foxing or damp stain. The volumes also contain superb off-text facsimiles (handwritten letters by Victor Hugo, a maritime customs bill of lading from Worms & Co from the period).
Publisher’s green percaline binding with splendid floral motifs blind-stamped. The orange spine labels show a patina of legitimate historical use. A magnificent collectible item or decoration for a bibliophile!
Details
Number of books
4
Subject
Art, Education, Encyclopedias, Reference, Science
Book title
Encyclopedie autodidactique Quillet
Author/ Illustrator
Camille Flammarion
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1932
Height
29 cm
Edition
Illustrated Edition, Reprint
Width
21 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Librairie Aristide Quillet
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Extras
Fold out maps or plates, Tipped in plates
Number of pages
2800
Sold by
