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Polichinel:ex-roi Des Marionettes Devenu Philosophe by Lorentz, (Alcide-Joseph) - 1848

by Lorentz, (Alcide-Joseph)

Polichinel:ex-roi Des Marionettes Devenu Philosophe by Lorentz,  (Alcide-Joseph) - 1848

Polichinel:ex-roi Des Marionettes Devenu Philosophe

by Lorentz, (Alcide-Joseph)

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Paris: Willermy, 1848. Contemporary gilt-decorated and banded red morocco spine and marbled boards by Galette. A little rubbed; few pages with professional repairs to clean marginal tears. An excellent copy. With 21 full page illustrations and a vignette on nearly every page of text by Lorentz, who contributed to La Caricature, Journal pour Rire, the Revue Comique of 1848, etc. Political satire against Louis-Philippe using characters of the commedia dell'arte, Polichinel and Pierrot. Louis-Philippe was brought to the throne as a constitutional monarch after the 1830 revolution. He was known as the "citizen king" but the monarchy became increasingly conservative and unresolved problems of the middle and working classes led to his overthrow in the 1848 revolution. Vicaire V, 393. According to a pencilled note on an endpaper , this is the copy that Vicaire describes.. First Edition, First State. Morocco and Marbled Boards. About Fine. Illus. by Alcide-Joseph Lorentz. Tall 8vo.
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  • Illustrator Alcide-Joseph Lorentz
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  • Publisher Willermy
  • Place of Publication Paris
  • Date Published 1848
  • Keywords Political Satire, Caricature, Commedia Dell'arte, Louis-Philippe, Polichinel, Pierrot, 1848 Revolution
  • Size Tall 8vo
No Safety in Numbers
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No Safety in Numbers

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No Dawn without Darkness: No Safety In Numbers: Book 3
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No Dawn without Darkness: No Safety In Numbers: Book 3

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DOGS OF THE DROWNED CITY #1: THE
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The Einstein Theory of Relativity
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The Einstein Theory of Relativity

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Dogs of the Drowned City #3: The Return
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The Storm

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No Easy Way Out : Who Can Be Trusted? - And Who Will Be Left to Trust?
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No Easy Way Out : Who Can Be Trusted? - And Who Will Be Left to Trust?

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The Storm

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No Safety in Numbers
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No Safety in Numbers

by Lorentz, Dayna

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Nijinsky and the Last Years of Nijinsky

Nijinsky and the Last Years of Nijinsky

by Nijinsky, Romola

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Nijinsky, Romola. Nijinsky and the Last Years of Nijinsky. The Definitive Biography Copyright 1980. Simon and Schuster stated First Impression Thus. Number line starts with 1. EXLIB. Good Condition/ VG original dust jacket. 260 pages, indexed. ISBN0671411233. PERFORMING ARTS, RUSSIA, BALLET, VASLAV NIJINSKY. Summary: "The life of Vaslav Nijinsky is not merely a record of a great dancer's artistic triumphs; it is one of the strangest stories ever written. There is madness everywhere. From the child's first appearance with a troupe of wandering Russians to that last terrible performance, his "Marriage With God" , it is a growing chaos of madness, abnormality, distortion, genius and beauty." 260 pages, indexed. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4.
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Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection)

Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection)

by Christie, Agatha

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Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection) (aka The Mousetrap). Black faux leather binding. First Edition Thus Bantam Books Inc., NY, September, 1988. Number line: 0987654321. As New. Summary: "A blinding snowstorm—and a homicidal maniac—traps a small party of friends in an isolated estate." THE MOUSETRAP: Known as the "world's longest-running play," The Moustrap has been running since 1952 and celebrated 70 years in London in 2022."
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ANOTHER PART OF THE FOREST. THE VIKING PRESS, FIRST EDITION STATED FIRST PRINTING THUS, APRIL, 1947. Used. Very good condition/Good + condition original unclipped, $2.00 price appears on front flap. Fuscia dust jacket spine is a trace sunned. Mylar wrap. Another Part of the Forest, a play in three acts by Lillian Hellman, author of "The Little Foxes", and "The Searching Wind". Patricia Neal frontispiece.
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Will Rogers Ambassador of Good Will Prince of Wit and Wisdom (Salesman's Dummy)

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O'Brien, P.J. Will Rogers Ambassador of Good Will Prince of Wit and Wisdom. With an appreciation by Lowell Thomas. Copyright 1935, P.J. O'Brien. Published by George A. Parker Company, Philadelphia. Illustrated. RARE SALESMAN'S DUMMY WITH SUBSCRIPTION BLANKS. Includes excerpts from 296 page complete book. 5 5/8 X 8 3/8. BIOGRAPHY OF WILL ROGERS. USED. GOOD CONDITION/ NO DJ AS ISSUED.
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[Order Form for Henry Vaughan's Sacred Poems]

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Thais (Universal Library)

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Mourning Becomes Electra, A Trilogy
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O'Neill, Eugene: Mourning Becomes Electra, A Trilogy (1931 First Edition, Horace Liveright, Inc. w/Dj) DRAMA. Three Plays, or parts: Homecoming, The Hunted, The Haunted. RARE. Used. Very Good Condition/ Good- Original unclipped dust jacket. Original Cover Price is $2.50. Jacket has some loss at the spine. Now protected by mylar wrap. Please see our photos. Plot Summary: "Mourning Becomes Electra is a story styled after the Greek legend and the title refers to how the lead character is condemned to a life of mourning the disasters that befall her family. In the Greek legends, Electra is the sister to Orestes, and they are the children of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon."
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Bad Seed: A Play In Two Acts (Fireside Theatre BCE)
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Bad Seed, Dodd, Mead Fireside Theatre Book Club Edition. A play by Maxwell Anderson. Adapted from the original novel "The Bad Seed" by William March. 1955. Used. Good Condition/ Fair Child Actress Patty McCormack scene from the play on the front cover. "Summary: "Can a child be born evil? This disturbing question underlies the startling events of a new play, based on the best-selling novel by William March."Green boards. 96 pages.
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