THE VIOLINS OF SAINT JACQUES A TALE OF THE ANTILLES
by FERMOR, PATRICK LEIGH
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1977. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Robin Ironside. pp: 139. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Pictorial dust jacket, green paper covered boards, illustrated endpapers. This was Fermor's first novel. The book was originally published in 1953 and revolves around the themes of decadence, the fading elegance of the 19th century, and forces that are beyond human control. A very good copy in dust jacket. The jacket, with the original $7.95 price, has a bump and tear at the base of the spine and light edge wear elsewhere.
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- Bookseller
- MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005867
- Title
- THE VIOLINS OF SAINT JACQUES A TALE OF THE ANTILLES
- Author
- FERMOR, PATRICK LEIGH
- Illustrator
- Robin Ironside
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.73 lbs
- Keywords
- The West Indies, The Caribbean, First Novel, French Colonialism, Slavery, 19th Century Life, Natural Disasters,
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE;
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MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS
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Uxbridge, Ontario
About MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS
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