Marie Antoinette (World Landmark Books, Number W-20). Hardbound - 1955

New York:: Random House, 1955.. Young Readers of America edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: green cloth with title and series device printed on the front cover; the top edge tint is greenish; the spine is somewhat slanted, otherwise a Very Good book, with a Good dust jacket.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Index. Landmark endpaper style with two-color scenes. Description: Dust jacket art and interior illustrations by Douglas Gorsline. This is Number W-20 in the Landmark Books series. This series presents historic and biographical books for young readers, designed to hold the attention as well as to inform. Lives of outstanding people and topics of interest in American and world history are presented in story form with illustrations. This tells the moving story of the enchanting young Queen who was at first beloved and finally guillotined by the people of France. Bernardine Kielty is the author of another book in the Landmark series -- The Fall of Constantinople. This copy includes a laid in news letter to the young reader with information about Marie Antoinette and is signed in blue ink (a FACSIMILE signature) by the author. Only the Book of the Month Club Young Readers series were issued with these letters.