Captain Dreyfus. The Story of a Mass Hysteria
by Halasz, Nicholas
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1955. The conviction of Dreyfus in 1894 put a face to French anti-Semitism. Through the efforts of Emile Zola, the case was reopened; he was exonerated and went on to serve in World War One. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition (stated First Printing).Blue paper-covered boards with a gray linen spine; lettered in gilt. Clean text; 274 pages, indexed. This is a Review Copy, with card from publisher laid-in. The dustjacket is unclipped; tanning on the spine and the margins of the covers; small closed tear on front cover at the bottom. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good Plus.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002187
- Title
- Captain Dreyfus. The Story of a Mass Hysteria
- Author
- Halasz, Nicholas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1955
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Laid-in
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