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The Violins of Saint-Jacques A Tale of the Antilles
by Fermor, Patrick Leigh
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
E-250: Harper & Brothers. Very Good. 1953. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Harper & Brothers, New York. 1953. 178 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. Ex-library item with spine label present with tape residue present to the boards, pocket present and US Army ownershp stamps present to the front pastedown and verso page. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. 'It is the story of a world that has vanished in more senses than one. The remote island of Saint-Jaques in the Caribbean archipelago is the home of an antiquated French aristocracy. The events of the book take place in 1902, a period little exploited by novelists and the flamboyant scene is the background for a strange and moving drama' EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Seller
- Last Exit Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 60708
- Title
- The Violins of Saint-Jacques A Tale of the Antilles
- Author
- Fermor, Patrick Leigh
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- E-250
- Date Published
- 1953
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Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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