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The Accursed: Two Diabolical Tales
by Claude Seignolle; Lawrence Durrell [trans]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1967. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5" . None . A bright copy of this scarce first English language edition of two of Claude Seignolle's chilling tales. The first English edition of this work. Featuring two tales by Claude Seignolle concerned with the supernatural, set in the nineteenth century. Translated by Lawrence Durrell. A scarce copy complete with its unclipped dust wrapper.Claude Seignolle was a French author, folklore and archaeology enthusiast. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear, light bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities. Dust wrapper unclipped and very smart with minor shelf wear only, minor staining mark internally to wraps not affecting externals. Internally, firmly bound. Minor spotting to fore edge, affecting only first and last few leaves; pages otherwise bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 843A83
- Title
- The Accursed: Two Diabolical Tales
- Author
- Claude Seignolle; Lawrence Durrell [trans]
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- first editions claude seignolle chilling tales french claude seignolle
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- The heel of the spine.
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