Mignon
by Cain, James M
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good in good dust jacket. Near fine book volume. Jacket has closed tears; top spine chip. Book is tight, clean, light page
- Seller
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
New York / Scranton PA.: Dial Press / Haddon Craftsmen, printer., 1962. Hard cover. Very good in good dust jacket. Near fine book volume. Jacket has closed tears; top spine chip. Book is tight, clean, light page edge soiling.. Bacon, Paul (Jacket design by). 1 Black cloth with red & black paper over boards. Red jacket front, yellow, white, black titles. 246 p. 21 cm. Historical novel set in post-Civil War New Orleans, and then, at the Red River Battle. Heroine Mignon Fournet and her father arrive in the city hoping to regain wartime losses. Bill Cresap, wounded and discharged from the Union Army, is in the city to start a business. Their lives become entwined. Themes of intrigue and desparate men, the passions of 2 women, and not treason but "cheating a little bit", according to Cain. Earlier novels included "The Postman Always Rings Twice", "Double Indemnity", and "Mildred Pierce".
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- Bookseller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.E0910003689
- Title
- Mignon
- Author
- Cain, James M
- Illustrator
- Bacon, Paul (Jacket design by)
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in good dust jacket. Near fine book volume. Jacket has closed tears; top spine chip. Book is tight, clean, light page
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dial Press / Haddon Craftsmen, printer.
- Place of Publication
- New York / Scranton PA.
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- Paul Bacon, book jacket artist|Author: "The Postman Always Rings Twice", "Double Indemnity", "Mildred Pierce"|New Orleans 1860s setting|Red River battle|Historical fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mysteries;
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About the Seller
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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Newport, New Hampshire
About Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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