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The Prisoner of Zenda
by HOPE, Anthony
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
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About This Item
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1966. Hardcover. Introduction by S.C. Roberts. Illustrations by Donald Spencer. Small 4to. Quarter burgundy calf with gilt lettering and ivory cloth with gilt medallion, slipcase. xi, 188pp. Color frontispiece, full-page color plates. Fine/near fine. Handsome, tight copy of the fourth title in the LEC's thirty-fourth series. First published in 1894 by the British author (Anthony Hope Hawkins) of cloak-and-sword romances (1863-1933), of which this was by far his best known novel, this special copy bears a unique autograph addition: Tipped to an inner flyleaf is an Autograph Note Signed from Hope, 1p, 4½" X 7", London, England, 1899 March 10. Addressed to P. Keary. Very good. Mounting traces on verso. Hawkins declines an offer to bring out a lower-priced edition of one of his books -- whether a cheaper edition of "Prisoner of Zenda" seems likely but challenging to verify, for Hawkins was extremely prolific. "The book still sells well... I think it better not to have any issue of it at a cheap price." Tipped in facing this letter is a heavy stock sepia-tone decorative-edged print, an artist's rendering of a young Hope. Rear colophon notes limitation of 1500 numbered copies (this #241) signed by artist Spencer. Laid in is the "Monthly Letter" for this title. NEWMAN 378.
Synopsis
The Prisoner of Zenda is an adventure novel by Anthony Hope, published in 1894. The king of the fictional country of Ruritania is abducted on the eve of his coronation, and the protagonist, an English gentleman on holiday who fortuitously resembles the monarch, is persuaded to act as his political decoy in an attempt to save the situation. The villainous Rupert of Hentzau gave his name to the sequel published in 1898, which is included in some editions of this novel.
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- Bookseller
- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 48330
- Title
- The Prisoner of Zenda
- Author
- HOPE, Anthony
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1966
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books; British Literature;
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About Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
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