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The Enchantment of Christina Von Retzen
by Beevor, Antony
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0297795236
- ISBN 13
- 9780297795230
- Seller
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nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, UK: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first impression. 214pp. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, 'For Patricia, with much love, Antony, 26.xi.89'; also signed by Beevor on the title page. In brown cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. 8vo. Pages have a little toning, else neat, clean and tight throughout. In its original dust jacket, gently bumped at edges, small nick in upper edge, sunned over spine. Dust jacket now protected in an archival quality Mylar wrapper, fitted without the use of tape or adhesives. A fairy tale in reverse, laying bare the narcissism of male fantasy and the dangerous delusions of romantic desire. Beevor's last novel, he later made his name as an acclaimed military historian. Hard to find.
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- Bookseller
- BookAddiction
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023106
- Title
- The Enchantment of Christina Von Retzen
- Author
- Beevor, Antony
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Impression
- ISBN 10
- 0297795236
- ISBN 13
- 9780297795230
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1989
- Pages
- 224
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Fiction, Novels
- X weight
- 0 kg
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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