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The Street of Seven Stars: A Story of Vienna (Signed First Edition)
by Rinehart, Mary Roberts
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine/Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Manasquan, New Jersey, United States
Item Price
CA$691.90CA$553.52
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About This Item
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1914. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine/Good/Very Good. 8vo., 377pp. Beautiful First Edition, Bound in green cloth with titles stamped in silver on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with a bit of mild wear to spine ends and edges. Solid. unclipped, and quite uncommon, dust-jacket, ($1.25 on spine panel), has some chipping to spine ends and tips. A closed tear along on the front hinge reinforced by tape on the verso though invisible from the front. Some light rubbing and toning to spine and edges. Still bright and complete. Inscribed, signed and dated in the year pf publication on the front end-paper, "To Mr. Lyman Pierce, With the best wishes and congratulations on the work he is doing in Pittsburgh, PA, of the Pittsburgh, PA author of this book. Mary Roberts Rinehart. Nov. 24th, 1914". A quick search on Lyman Pierce brought no result though it likely he was simply a local businessman. A sharp, collectable, and scarce signed copy of this non-mystery story set in Vienna before the first World War. Any title signed by Roberts is quite difficult to find.
Synopsis
From the book:The old stucco house sat back in a garden, or what must once have been a garden, when that part of the Austrian city had een a royal game preserve. Tradition had it that the Empress Maria Theresa had used the building as a hunting-lodge, and undoubtedly there was something royal in the proportions of the salon. With all the candles lighted in the great glass chandelier, and no sidelights, so that the broken paneling was mercifully obscured by gloom, it was easy to believe that the great empress herself had sat in one of the tall old chairs and listened to anecdotes of questionable character; even, if tradition may be believed, related not a few herself. The chandelier was not lighted on this rainy November night. Outside in the garden the trees creaked and bent before the wind, and the heavy barred gate, left open by the last comer, a piano student named Scatchett and dubbed "Scatch" - the gate slammed to and fro monotonously, giving now and then just enough pause for a hope that it had latched itself, a hope that was always destroyed by the next gust. One candle burned in the salon. Originally lighted for the purpose of enabling Miss Scatchett to locate the score of a Tschaikowsky concerto, it had been moved to the small center table, and had served to give light if not festivity to the afternoon coffee and cakes.
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- Bookseller
- Brenner's Collectable Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010499
- Title
- The Street of Seven Stars: A Story of Vienna (Signed First Edition)
- Author
- Rinehart, Mary Roberts
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine/Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good/Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1914
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed/Inscribed;
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About Brenner's Collectable Books
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An eclectic mix of good books specializing in Sci-Fi, Mystery, General Antiquarian, Books About Books, Signed First Editions, Vintage Paperbacks, Modern Fiction and many, many others. Prompt, professional customer service, always!.
Please excuse any glare or reflections in the pictures. Books I know; photography not so much. I will answer any questions regarding condition if photos are unclear or provide additional photos if needed.
All books are stored in a temperature controlled library in a smoke free home. All books are professionally packed and shipped and all jacketed books will come with an archival Brodart jacket protector.
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