Author: Alphonse Daudet
Title: Port Tarascon the Last Adventures of the Illustrious Tartarin
Description: London, Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1903. Cloth. A 1902 new edition of 'Port Tarascon' by Alphonse Daudet. Alphonse Daudet (13 May 1840 – 16 December 1897) was a French novelist. The three Tartarins - Tartarin de Tarascon, Tartarin sur les Alpes, Port-Tarascon - and the short stories, written for the most part before he had acquired fame and fortune, constitute his life work. In a red cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine and front board. Externally, generally smart with some minor shelfwear only. The spine is faded and there is some wear to the top and tail of the spine. The corners are also a little worn. Front and back pastedowns and end-papers are a little browned. There is an ink inscription to the recto of front free-end paper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with some age-toning to the edges of the leaves. There is a portrait of the author with a tissue guard opposite the title page. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

Keywords: port tarascon alphonse daudet french tartarian alphonse daudet alpes None


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