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"My Friends the French" by Robert Harborough Sherard. Undated. Published in London by T. Werner Laurie. Believe First Edition. ILLUSTRATED!
The book is dedicated to Sherard's wife, Irene Osgood. Osgood has inscribed and signed this book to a "Mr. Ester" for Christmas 1909!
This is a RARE book, but having such a signature makes it extremely rare!
"Sherard was a friend of Oscar Wilde's, his primary biographer in the early twentieth century, and wrote numerous biographies on prominent French writers. Sherard counted as Sherard's acquaintances are Pierre Louÿs, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Jules Verne, and Alphonse Daudet. "
Book is in Very Good condition! Some darkening on the covers. Corners are bumped a bit. Bent corner on bottom front cover.Top/bottom of spine is bumped. Gilt is in Very Good condition! Interior is in Good condition. Some staining/browning on the some of the pages. Still, Book is in Very Good condition!

"A Farewell to Arms" by Ernest Hemingway. Copyright 1932. Published by the Modern Library. Flexicover. Introduction by Ford Maddox Ford.
RARE DUSTJACKET! Dustjacket has been covered in an archival protective BrodArt covering.
"A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse. Set against the looming horrors of the battlefield - the weary, demoralized men marching in the rain during the German attack on Caporetto; the profound struggle between loyalty and desertion—this gripping, semiautobiographical work captures the harsh realities of war and the pain of lovers caught in its inexorable sweep."
Dustjacket is in Good condition. DJ has been put in an archival protective covering. Has wear. Missing parts of the DJ at the top/bottom of spine and by the front lower corner. Where front DJ & front flap meet, there is a split for most of the way (attached by about 2" for DJ). Spine has browned. Another split… Read More