Monsieur Beaucaire
by TARKINGTON, Booth
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Limited Editions Club. Fine. 1961. Hardcover. A beautifully produced reprint edition of Mr. Tarkington's second published work. With attractive color illustrations and decorations by T. M. Cleland; and with an introduction by J. Donald Adams. --- In embroidered clover-leaf tan and beige cloth-covered boards. Titling in gilt on leather spine patch. Number 1448 of a limited edition of 1500 copies and signed on rear limitation page by T. M. Cleland. Printed by A. Colish in Mount Vernon, New York. Volume housed in unique two-piece slipcase, and in glassine jacket. --- A fine copy: bright, clean and unmarked. Near fine slipcase with minor rubbing, otherwise in great shape.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 121 pages .
Synopsis
The young Frenchman did very well what he had planned to do. His guess that the Duke would cheat proved good. As the unshod half-dozen figures that had been standing noiselessly in the entryway stole softly into the shadows of the chamber, he leaned across the table and smilingly plucked a card out of the big Englishman's sleeve.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76909
- Title
- Monsieur Beaucaire
- Author
- TARKINGTON, Booth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Publisher
- The Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
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About the Seller
Bluebird Books
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Littleton, Colorado
About Bluebird Books
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.