Asylum for the Queen
by Jordan, Mildred
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Good+/Good-
- Seller
-
Garrison, North Dakota, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948. Book. Good+. Hardcover. Former Owner Signature. BCE. Historical novel set during the French Revolution and a plot of loyal aristocrats to rescue Marie Antoinette, Louis XVI, and Dauphin, from Paris and to spirit them away to the Pennsylvania colony. Hardcover with dust jacket, 409pp., d.j. shows edgewear with major chipping. A good reading copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Seller
- JB Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 00013536
- Title
- Asylum for the Queen
- Author
- Jordan, Mildred
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good-
- Edition
- BCE
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- HISTORICAL NOVELS, LITERATURE, FICTION, MARIE ANTOINETTE, LOUIS XVI, FRENCH REVOLUTION, PENNSYLVANIA
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
JB Books
Payment for orders: tax is not payable unless the purchaser resides in the state of North Dakota, in which case 7% Sales Tax applies (as per requirements of law here). Reserves: we can place 1 week reserves on ordered books pending receipt of payment. For longer periods, please inquire. Returns policy: all books are subject to prior sale; ordered books may be returned within one week if by some listing error condition is found to be not as advertised. Shipping/handling may be more for unusually large and heavy volumes; allow up to 1-3 weeks for delivery. Multiple-volume sets s/h charges are adjustable. Shipping of orders is very prompt, orders are shipped usually the same day that payment is received or next business day.
About the Seller
JB Books
Biblio member since 2003
Garrison, North Dakota
About JB Books
We carry books that are used, out-of-print, hard-to-find, rare, and sometimes new editions, on all subjects. Our descriptions of books and their dust jackets are generally conservative; browsers are advised to check descriptions carefully. Many titles are one copy only and sales / reservations are on a first come / first served basis. All orders and enquiries are at present preferred by email; we check frequently each day for messages.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.