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Monsieur Beaucaire
by TARKINGTON, BOOTH
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: McClure, Phillips & Co, 1900. First edition, first state with the Gilliss Press seal measuring 1/2 inch, thin 8vo, pp. [8], 127, [2]; 6 plates including frontispiece illustrated by C.D. Williams, text decorations by Chas. Edw. Hooper; original crimson cloth gilt, matching chemise, slipcase of quarter crimson morocco and cloth (morocco rubbed); very slight fading to spine, upper hinge tender, short tear to front free endpaper, else a near fine copy. Inscribed by Tarkington on the half-title, "'"and live men are jus' - names!" said M. Beaucaire' to Mr. B.R. Linson who desires this one: Booth Tarkington Nov. 23, 1937." The author's second book. Merle Johnson page 489; Russo & Sullivan pp. 6-9.
Synopsis
The young Frenchman did very well what he had planned to do. His guess that the Duke would cheat proved good. As the unshod half-dozen figures that had been standing noiselessly in the entryway stole softly into the shadows of the chamber, he leaned across the table and smilingly plucked a card out of the big Englishman's sleeve.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rulon-Miller Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19969
- Title
- Monsieur Beaucaire
- Author
- TARKINGTON, BOOTH
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- McClure, Phillips & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- first editions , inscribed , ,
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