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The Mysteries of Paris
by Sue, Eugene (1804-1857)
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- Condition
- Publisher's blue staright morocco cloth. Very Good
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About This Item
London: Chapman and Hall, 186 Strand, 1845. First authorized English translation , with half-titles. Pictorial title pages; with numerous illustrations in the text. [iv], 484; [iv], 504; [iv], 442 pp. Printed by George Barclay, Castle Street, London. 3 vols. Lg 8vo. Publisher's blue staright morocco cloth. Very Good. First authorized English translation , with half-titles. Pictorial title pages; with numerous illustrations in the text. [iv], 484; [iv], 504; [iv], 442 pp. Printed by George Barclay, Castle Street, London. 3 vols. Lg 8vo. First Authorized English Edition. A thriller originally in weekly parts from the author of The Wandering Jew. The publisher announces the intention "to present to the English public a Translation that, while it repudiates every thing that can by possibility be thought offensive to the English Reader, shall still preserve that intense interest which has given it such universal popularity. Hundreds of thousand have been sold, and are still selling, in France, Germany, Spain, and America..." Introducing detectibve Rodolphe, The Prince of Gerolstein. Poe liked it; Karl Marx did not.
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- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 352131
- Title
- The Mysteries of Paris
- Author
- Sue, Eugene (1804-1857)
- Format/Binding
- Pictorial title pages; with numerous illustrations in the text. [iv], 484; [iv], 504; [iv], 442 pp. Printed by George Barclay, C
- Book Condition
- Used - Publisher's blue staright morocco cloth. Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First authorized English translation , with half-titles
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall, 186 Strand
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1845
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books; Literature;
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James Cummins Bookseller
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