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Borgo Press. Used; Very Good. Previous owners stamp on page edges<br />In March 1844 the French magazine _Le Siecle,_ printed the first installment of a story by Alexandre Dumas. It was based, Dumas claimed, on some manuscripts he had found a year earlier in the Bibliotheque Nationale while researching a history he planned to write on Louis XIV. The serial chronicled the adventures of D'Artagnan -- a young swordsman intent on joining the king's musketeers. Young D'Artagnan becomes embroiled in court intrigues, international politics, and ill-fated affairs between royal lovers. As this third serial begins, it is now 1660, and although promised the captaincy of the musketeers at the close of _Twenty Years After,_ D'Artagnan is still trailing his sword in the Louvre as a lowly lieutenant. Louis XIV is well past the age where he should rule, but the ailing Cardinal Mazarin refuses to relinquish the reins of power. Meanwhile, Charles II, a king without a country, travels Europe… Read More

Soft black leather cover with gold writing. No date given. Ribbon page marker is frayed. Binding is good. No markings, tears or folds.

BiblioBazaar, 2007-09-04. Paperback. Good.

Blackfriars Publishing Company Book. Good+. Hardcover. Spine faded. Light foxing to page edges and a few pages. Some rubbing to head of spine. 0.

BiblioLife, 2008-08-18. Hardcover. Good. 1910 leather clad softcover published by Thomas Nelson, name on end page, no marks noted in text, cover shows wear,AND AS ALWAYS SHIPPED IN 24 HOURS; and emailed to you a USPS tracking number on all orders; all books are sanitized and cleaned for your protection before mailing

BiblioBazaar, 2007-09-04. Paperback. Good.

BiblioBazaar, 2007-09-04. Paperback. Used:Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

BiblioBazaar, 2007-09-04. Paperback. Used:Good.

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.

New York: Calmann-Levy. Very Good with no dust jacket. Reprint. Hard Cover. 1/4 leather, marbled boards and endpapers, silk marker ribbon. Four raised spine bands, gilt lettering. Leather on spine mildly rubbed. Binding tight, pages yellowed but unmarked. Undated, circa 1900 .