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Désirée

by Annemarie Selinko (AUTHOR SIGNED)

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  • Hardcover
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Copenhagen, Denmark. : Gyldendal, 1952 Gyldendal, Copenhagen, Denmark. 1952. Hardcover. In Danish. Edition not stated. Inscribed by the author on the half title page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light wear and nicks to leather head, tail, and tips; small chips out of paper wrap on the front board. No DJ. 3/4 brown leather binding; four bands; tweed and brown overlay on the boards; gilt lettering and emblems on spine; marbled endpapers; sprinkled textblock edges. Sound internal hinges without splits or breaks. 422 pp 8vo. Fourteen-year-old Desiree, a merchant’s daughter living at the time of the French Revolution, meets a dashing young military officer, Napoleon Bonaparte. They become engaged and, though they part, the emotional bond between them never completely breaks.The novel is written in the form of Desiree’s diary from 1794 to 1829. The author paints a vivid picture of France during the later years of the Revolution as well as Napoleon’s reign and its aftermath. A clean very presentable copy with a rare signature by Selinko.

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Bookseller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
008881
Title
Désirée
Author
Annemarie Selinko (AUTHOR SIGNED)
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Quantity Available
1
Publisher
Gyldendal
Place of Publication
Copenhagen, Denmark.
Date Published
1952
Size
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
Desiree, Annemarie Selinko, French Revolution. Napoleon Bonaparte, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance
Bookseller catalogs
Historical Fiction;

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Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.

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