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Rupert of Hentzau
by Hope, Anthony (illus. Charles Dana Gibson)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- First edition, no d/j, green boards (some minute white spotting) with gilt pressed titling on cover and spine (some fading and r
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Bristol: J. W. Arrowsmith, n.d. (1898). 1st. hardback. First edition, no d/j, green boards (some minute white spotting) with gilt pressed titling on cover and spine (some fading and rubbing on spine); text block firm, untrimmed pages unmarked and clean; some tanning on endpapers. Owner's pencilled signature on ffep.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). Anthony Hope Hawkins (1863-1933), known by his given names, is most known for his Ruritanian triology, of which Rupert of Hentzau is the third. The first two are: The Heart of Princess Osra (1896); The Prisoner of Zenda: three months in the life of an English gentleman (1894). With 13 titles by the author listed to half-title page verso, the last of which being 'Simon Dale' (1898), published the same year as this.
Synopsis
Rupert of Hentzau is a sequel by Anthony Hope to The Prisoner of Zenda, written in 1895, but not published until 1898.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC80075
- Title
- Rupert of Hentzau
- Author
- Hope, Anthony (illus. Charles Dana Gibson)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - First edition, no d/j, green boards (some minute white spotting) with gilt pressed titling on cover and spine (some fading and r
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. W. Arrowsmith
- Place of Publication
- Bristol
- Date Published
- n.d. (1898)
- Pages
- 385
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fiction, historical fiction, Anthony Hope
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_\"\" x 5\"\")
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- 12mo
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- Rubbing
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- First Edition
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