Tales of Love and Death
by Merimee, Prosper
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New with No dust jacket as issued
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Emmaus, PA: Story Classics. As New with No dust jacket as issued. 1948. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full red cloth, spine in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering on black panel in one compartment, black embossed decoration in remainder, blind-stamped borders and gilt lettering on black panel on cover. In slipcase. Illustrated with full-page two-color drawings by Arthur Zaidenberg. This is a collection of six short stories by Prosper Merimee, with essays about the book and the author by Edward J. Fluke, and about his illustrations by Arthur Zaidenberg. . The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square and clean. The gold slipcase shows only moderate shelf-wear. AS NEW.. Story Classics Series. Two-Color Drawings. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. 189, (1) pp .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27297
- Title
- Tales of Love and Death
- Author
- Merimee, Prosper
- Illustrator
- Arthur Zaidenberg
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- New As New with No dust jacket as issued
- Edition
- First Edition Thus. First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Story Classics
- Place of Publication
- Emmaus, PA
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- Short Stories;, Literature;, Prosper Merimee;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
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Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
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