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The Beautiful Lady
by Tarkington, Booth
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
McClure, Phillips & Co.. Near Fine. 1905. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Bump at foot of spine, slightly faded spine, no other defects. Bright gilt titles and decoration to front cover and spine, pages clean and bright. Five full-page illustrations are in perfect condition with like tissue guards. . A beautiful copy of an early Tarkington book. . 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. 143 pages. J3 .
Synopsis
From the book:Nothing could have been more painful to my sensiti-veness than to occupy myself, confused with blushes, at the center of the whole world as a living advertise-ment of the least amusing ballet in Paris. To be the day's sensation of the boulevards one must possess an eccentricity of appearance conceived by nothing short of genius; and my misfortunes had reduced me to present such to all eyes seeking mirth. It was not that I was one of those people in uniform who carry placards and strange figures upon their backs, nor that my coat was of rags; on the contrary, my whole costume was delicately rich and well chosen, of soft grey and fine linen (such as you see worn by a marquis in the pe'sage at Auteuil) according well with my usual air and countenance, sometimes esteemed to resemble my father's, which were not wanting in distinction.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sweet Beagle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32920
- Title
- The Beautiful Lady
- Author
- Tarkington, Booth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- McClure, Phillips & Co.
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- Fiction
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About the Seller
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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- Fine
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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