The writings of. . . Definitive edition. Scaramouche; Mistress Wilding; The Sea-Hawk; The Snare; Bardelys the Magnificent; Captain Blood; The Banner of the Bull; Fortune’s Fool; Historical Nights Entertainment. First Series; Historical Nights Entertainment. Second Series; The life of Cesare Borgia; Torquemada; The Strolling Saint; Saint Martin’s Summer; The Carolinian; The Lion’s Skin; The Trampling of the Lilies; The Shame of Motley; The Gates of Doom; The Tavern Knight; Bellarion the Fortunate; The Hounds of God; The Romantic Prince; The King’s Minion; Captain Blood Returns; The Nuptials of Corbal and The Tyrant; Scaramouche the King-maker; The Black Swan; The Stalking Horse. . . .
by SABATINI, Rafael
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1924-1933. Twenty-nine vols. 8vo. [Approx. 11,000 pp (all vols. separately paginated)]. Each vol. w/ frontisp., over 120 plates in the set. Uniformly bound in burgundy ribbed publisher’s cloth, gilt lettering & device of sailing ship on spines, t.e.g. (some minor shelfwear, rubbing, couple vols. w/ very minor bumping to couple corners), still a VG bright set. First Definitive Edition, published contemporaneously as the Autograph edition, beginning in 1924. After the tremendous success following the publishing of Scaramouche in 1921 by Houghton, and subsequent swashbucklers such as Captain Blood, and The Sea-Hawk, the publisher decided to capitalize on the fame of Sabatini (1875-1950) by publishing all of his writings beginning with 14 volumes in 1924, and then between 1 and 6 volumes a year for the next decade, eventually reaching 34 volumes in total. Some of the best artists of the period contributed illustrations including N.C. Wyeth, H.M. Brock, Harold M. Brett, C.E. Brock, Dean Cornwell, Smithson Broadhead, Dean Cornwell, Frank E. Schoonover, and Aiden Ripley. A number of his books, including The Sea Hawk, Scaramouche, Captain Blood, Bellarion, and Bardelys the Magnificent were made into silent and talking movies. See Jesse Knight, The Life and Work of Rafael Sabatini.
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- Title
- The writings of. . . Definitive edition. Scaramouche; Mistress Wilding; The Sea-Hawk; The Snare; Bardelys the Magnificent; Captain Blood; The Banner of the Bull; Fortune’s Fool; Historical Nights Entertainment. First Series; Historical Nights Entertainment. Second Series; The life of Cesare Borgia; Torquemada; The Strolling Saint; Saint Martin’s Summer; The Carolinian; The Lion’s Skin; The Trampling of the Lilies; The Shame of Motley; The Gates of Doom; The Tavern Knight; Bellarion the Fortunate; The Hounds of God; The Romantic Prince; The King’s Minion; Captain Blood Returns; The Nuptials of Corbal and The Tyrant; Scaramouche the King-maker; The Black Swan; The Stalking Horse. . . .
- Author
- SABATINI, Rafael
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin,
- Place of Publication
- Boston:
- Date Published
- 1924-1933.
- Keywords
- Rafael Sabatini, Works, Sets, Historical Fiction, France, French History, Spain, Spanish, Pirates, Piracy, Caribbean, West Indies, Italy, Italian History, Inquisition, Renaissance, Napoleonic Wars, French Revolution, Swashbucklers, N.C. Wyeth, H.M. Brock,
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