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In the Shadow of the Guillotine; comprising: Scaramouche; The Marquis of Carabas; The Lost King [Omnibus Edition]
by Sabatini, Rafael
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Fair dj
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good+ in Fair dj. 1956 (c.1955). 1st U.S. edition? (see note). Hardcover. [solid book, light soiling to page edges, small tear at bottom of ffep, a couple of tiny nicks in cloth at edge of front cover; jacket has been nibbled at by some insect, apparently, resulting in several holes along the front hinge, another at right-hand side of front panel, various other small tears and nicks, still reasonably presentable in new jacket protector]. Third volume in the "Omnibus Edition" of Sabatini's works, containing three books tied together by their French Revolution background. (Note that the despite the Boston imprint, the copyright page states "Printed in Great Britain," and the jacket bears no printed price.) .
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- ReadInk
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17018
- Title
- In the Shadow of the Guillotine; comprising: Scaramouche; The Marquis of Carabas; The Lost King [Omnibus Edition]
- Author
- Sabatini, Rafael
- Illustrator
- [Val] Biro
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Fair dj
- Edition
- 1st U.S. edition? (see note)
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1956 (c.1955)
- Keywords
- Historical Fiction, French Revolution, France, Adventure, Movie Source
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