Author: DUMAS, ALEXANDRE (PèRE)
Title: Celebrated Crimes: Volume Three Only (of Eight)
Description: Philadelphia: George Barrie's Sons, Publishers, 1895. Hardcover. Volume III only of an 8-volume examination of notable European crimes and criminals by Alexandre Dumas (père). In this installment, the author presents "The Marquise de Ganges," "Karl Ludwig Sand," and "Urbain Grandier." The essays are accompanied by five 'typogravoure' black & white illustrations, including a captioned, tissue-guarded frontis image. Translated from the French by I. G. Burnham. --- A deluxe binding, in full maroon cloth-covered boards with cover decorations in blind, once-black spine titling and decorations. TEG (top edge gilt), the other two textblock edges are deckled. Text presented on high-quality, laid papers. Volume lacks a dust jacket. --- With a large whitish spot to cover, very mild dampstains to a few leaves near back of book and near-complete fading of spine titling and decorations, else a well-preserved, tightly-bound copy.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; [8], 274 pages. Very Good- with no dust jacket .
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Title: Celebrated Crimes: Volume Three Only (of Eight)
Description: Philadelphia: George Barrie's Sons, Publishers, 1895. Hardcover. Volume III only of an 8-volume examination of notable European crimes and criminals by Alexandre Dumas (père). In this installment, the author presents "The Marquise de Ganges," "Karl Ludwig Sand," and "Urbain Grandier." The essays are accompanied by five 'typogravoure' black & white illustrations, including a captioned, tissue-guarded frontis image. Translated from the French by I. G. Burnham. --- A deluxe binding, in full maroon cloth-covered boards with cover decorations in blind, once-black spine titling and decorations. TEG (top edge gilt), the other two textblock edges are deckled. Text presented on high-quality, laid papers. Volume lacks a dust jacket. --- With a large whitish spot to cover, very mild dampstains to a few leaves near back of book and near-complete fading of spine titling and decorations, else a well-preserved, tightly-bound copy.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; [8], 274 pages. Very Good- with no dust jacket .
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Price: US$ 22.00 Seller: Bluebird Books
- Book number: 88670
- Book number: 88670