Figures of Earth : A comedy of Appearances
by Cabell, James Branch
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Tuxedo Park, New York, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances is a fantasy novel or ironic romance by James Branch Cabell, set in the imaginary French province of Poictesme during the first half of the 13th century. The book follows the earthly career of Dom Manuel the Redeemer from his origins as a swineherd, through his elevation to the rank of Count of Poictesme, to his death. It forms the second volume of Cabell's gigantic Biography of Manuel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4335
- Title
- Figures of Earth :
- Author
- Cabell, James Branch
- Format/Binding
- Cloth decorated with gilt illustration and lettering. No dust jacket.
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Lane, The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
- Keywords
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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