Valse des Fleurs: A Day in St. Petersburg and a Ball at the Winter Palace in 1868
by Sacheverell Sitwell;
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
-
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Faber and Faber Limited, March 1941. Cloth . Good/Fair. 2nd printing in tattered dustjacket: pink with blue lettering. Heavy chipping, sunned spine, several large dark stains back panel, & price clipped. Mauve cloth boards with burgundy block and silver lettering on spine. Previous owner's name & a date inked front free end page: Stuart 1941. Previous dealer's small sticker affixed to rear pastedown. Good sound binding. Without markings in text. Written in style of imaginative travel writing, despite the fact Sacheverell Sitwell never placed so much as one toe into Russia. Not sure it is worth mentioning Sir Sitwell was not born until 19 years after the 'action' of this short entertainment.
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Details
- Bookseller
- A Cappella Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 231216
- Title
- Valse des Fleurs: A Day in St. Petersburg and a Ball at the Winter Palace in 1868
- Author
- Sacheverell Sitwell;
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- March 1941
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About the Seller
A Cappella Books
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Atlanta, Georgia
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A Cappella Books is a full service used, new & out-of-print bookstore located in the heart of Atlanta's bohemian district, Little 5 Points, since 1989. We stock a general selection of some 20 to 30, 000 paperbacks & hardcovers, ranging from the common to the quite scarce. Our specialties reflect the personality of our neighborhood and, to varying degrees, our staff. But don't be fooled, we really have something for almost everybody who loves books. Come see us.
A Cappella Books is a full service used, new & out-of-print bookstore located in the heart of Atlanta's bohemian district, Little 5 Points, since 1989. We stock a general selection of some 20 to 30, 000 paperbacks & hardcovers, ranging from the common to the quite scarce. Our specialties reflect the personality of our neighborhood and, to varying degrees, our staff. But don't be fooled, we really have something for almost everybody who loves books. Come see us.
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- Cloth
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- Sunned
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...