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The Secret of Gold Hardcover - 1965

by Raillon, Madeleine

  • Used
  • Hardcover
  • first

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New York: Harcourt, Brace and World, Inc., 1965. A remarkably fresh, crisp, and clean copy. Bright, square, tight, and unmarked. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket, handsomely illustrtated by Charles McCurry, is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. Not price clipped (3.25). Not a book club edition. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Original blue cloth. From the Dust Jacket: "This inspiring story is based on the remarkable life and achievements of Johann Frederick Böttger, who was born in Berlin in 1686. A homeless boy, with an inquiring mind, he was apprenticed to the court alchemist and launched on a search for the secret of making gold. When he failed, he fled the country. Later he was imprisoned by the King of Saxony who refused to believe that Böttger had not already learned the secret. Forced to continue his experiments in prison, Bottger did discover a secret - not how to make gold but porcelain, hitherto only known in ancient China. Thus the world-famous Meissen china came into being. Madeleine Raillon has taken the known facts of Böttger's life and woven them into a compelling narrative about a creative genius and the fascinating period in which he lived." Translated from the French by Anne Carter. . First Printing of the First US Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. Illus. by McCurry, Charles (jacket art) . 8vo. 158pp.
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  • Title The Secret of Gold
  • Author Raillon, Madeleine
  • Illustrator McCurry, Charles (jacket art)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Printing of the First US Edition
  • Condition Used - Fine condition
  • Publisher Harcourt, Brace and World, Inc., New York
  • Date 1965
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 009472

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