THE LOVE OF MADEMOISELLE

Gibbs, George

Verlag: New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (circa 1920s).

Beschreibung

The title originally published by D. Appleton in 1926, in this early Grosset reprint, it bears the Appleton third printing code (3) to the last page of text. Gibbs debut novel and third book was first published in 1901 under the title IN SEARCH OF MADEMOISELLE, and reissued under a this new title in 1926. An historical, swashbuckling adventure novel involving wars, and different country conflicts led by Catherine de Medici, Charles IX, Queen Elizabeth, and featuring a young English, Spanish and French adventurer. Gibbs was a famous illustrator of books, magazines and newspapers, a very popular adventure novelist, and a screenwriter. Ten of his books were adapted to film, the first one, FLAMING SWORD starred Lionel Barrymore, the most famous one, YELLOW DOVE was adapted to film twice. Fine in cranberry linen with black embossed titles to the front cover and to the spine; in a very good dust jacket with several short surface mild scrapes/scratches to the spine panel, small chips and rubs to the upper and lower spine edges and corner tips, wear to the front flap fold, and some short tears to the shelf-edges of the rear panel. Attractive edition in a vintage dust jacket with evocative boot and sword art. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1613162714629

Bibliografische Details

Titel: THE LOVE OF MADEMOISELLE

Verlag: New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (circa 1920s).

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good