Author: DUMAS, ALEXANDRE Title: The Black Tulip
Description: London and Glasgow: Collins Clear-Type Press, 1954. Hardcover. A 1954 edition of the historical novel by Alexandre Dumas, set in Holland during the Tulip Mania of the 17th Century. First appearing in 1852, this is the story of the frenzied quest to create a black tulip and win a large reward as offered by the city of Haarlem. With a brief biographical sketch of the author by "H.d.R.", an introduction by D. Brereton and a frontis drawing of Dumas. Translated from the French by an unspecified translator. An entry in Collins New Classics series. --- Bound in full green cloth-covered boards with simple gilt spine titling, grey patterned endpapers and green topstain. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- A bright, unmarked, tightly bound copy lacking damages worthy of mention.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; 252 pages. Very Good+ with no dust jacket .
Keywords: >>Classic Fiction, Literature
Price: US$ 19.00 Seller: Bluebird Books
- Book number: 89210