The Story of an Abduction in the Seventeenth Century
by Van Lennep, Jacob; translated by Clara Bell
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Plymouth, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: W S Gottsberger. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1891. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Front hinge starting, light cock, edge stains, rubbed, light tone, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; First English language translation of historical novel by Dutch author van Lennep. "About the year 1663, Johan Diederick de Mortaigne, a ruined young gentleman, abducted Catherine d'Orleans, an orphan with a large fortune." ; 282, 6 ad pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mike's Library (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13457
- Title
- The Story of an Abduction in the Seventeenth Century
- Author
- Van Lennep, Jacob; translated by Clara Bell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- W S Gottsberger
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1891
- Keywords
- Dutch Literature - 19th Century, Catherine d'Orleans - Katharina van Orleans, Kidnapping - Fiction, Dutch Literature in English Translation
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About the Seller
Mike's Library
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Plymouth, Pennsylvania
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