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The Thunderer: A Romance of Napoleon and Josephine
by BARRINGTON, E. [Lily Adams Beck]
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1927. First Edition. Octavo (19.5cm); blue textured cloth titled in gilt on cover and spine; dustjacket with wrap around design by des Rosiers featuring Napolean; red topstain; 333pp. Spine ends gently nudged; Fine. The dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.50) with small nicks and short tears to the extremities; light rubbing to the rear panel and toning to the spine and flaps; Very Good+. "We see the great Corsican first as the white-faced lieutenant who has just dispersed the parisian mob with his "whiff of grape"; we watch the rise of his impetuous and headlong passion for the lovely Creole who was to become his wife." (from the dustjacket).
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53375
- Title
- The Thunderer: A Romance of Napoleon and Josephine
- Author
- BARRINGTON, E. [Lily Adams Beck]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1927
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
Lorne Bair Rare Books specializes in books, mansuscripts, and printed ephemera relating to American Social History, with an emphasis on radical and utopian movements of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. We are available in our showroom by appointment, at shows, and on-line through various booksellers' sites or at our website www.lornebair.com.
Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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