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The Nabob (The French Classical Romances Series)
by Daudet, Alphonse
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
New York: P.F.Collier & Son, 1902. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Hard Back 1902 Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition. No jacket, as issued. The French Classical Romances Series. Editor-in-Chief Edmund Gosse. Introduction by W. P. Trent. Portrait of the author and intro to his work included. Frontis and Other Portraits with Descriptive Notes by Octave Uzanne. Frontis tissue protected. Black cloth binding with blind stamped double border on front, two gilt outlined panels on spine with gilt lettering within-quite bright and clear. Some whitish flecks on front cover. Fleur de lys in black to spine. Quite clean with light wear to corners and spine head and heel, hinge rubbed. Hinge cracked at title page.Solid and tight sewn binding. Former owner name on back of frontis. Frontis leaf loose. Lime-green decorated title page. Pages clean and unmarked, no tears, very slight toning. Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897), was a French novelist, author of tales of provincial life in the south of France in the 19th century. 430 pages. 8.25 x 5.75 inches. 1902, P.F.Collier & Son, New York, New York, USA.
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- The Parnassus BookShop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016079
- Title
- The Nabob (The French Classical Romances Series)
- Author
- Daudet, Alphonse
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- P.F.Collier & Son
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1902
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- FRENCH CLASSICAL ROMANCES 19TH CENTURY LITERATURE
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