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Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1926. first thus edirtion; 252 clean, unmarked pages; purple (faded) c w/marbled boards. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12 vo; .5 Pound.

MP3 Audio CD. A House of Pomegranates letters (in 1891 Collection ) THE YOUNG KING TO MARGARET LADY BROOKE [THE RANEE OF SARAWAK] IT was the night before the day fixed for his coronation, and the young King was sitting alone in his beautiful chamber. His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence. The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters. And, indeed, it was the hunters who had found… Read More

MP3 Audio CD. A House of Pomegranates letters (in 1891 Collection ) THE YOUNG KING TO MARGARET LADY BROOKE [THE RANEE OF SARAWAK] IT was the night before the day fixed for his coronation, and the young King was sitting alone in his beautiful chamber. His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence. The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters. And, indeed, it was the hunters who had found… Read More

Independently published, 2020-05-03. Paperback. Used: Good.

Independently published, 2020-05-03. Paperback. Used:Good.

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METHUEN & CO, LONDON 1909-1911 & 1918 [PALL MALL] EIGHT VOLUMES WITH THE MAJORITY PUBLISHED IN 1909, ALL HARDBACKS BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDINGS, ESSAYS & THE PALL MALL VOLUMES ARE FIRST EDITIONS, IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST & HOUSE OF POMEGRANATES ARE FIRST EDITIONS IN THIS FORMAT. EACH BOOK MEASURES APPROX 7 x 5 INCHES. GENERAL VIEW OF CONDITION ON ALL EIGHT VOLUMES: COUPLE OF VOLUMES ARE SLIGHTLY DISCOLOURED TO SPINES FROM GREEN TO BLUE, COUPLE OF VOLUMES WITH FRONT HINGES COCKED FORWARD, SOME CORNERS BUMPED, OCCASIONAL MINOR MARKS OR MINOR RUBBING TO BOARDS, LIGHT WEAR AT TOP & BOTTOM OF SPINES, OCCASIONAL MINOR STAIN OR LIGHT FOXING TO PAGES, OCCASIONAL NAME, INSCRIPTION OR BOOKPLATE TO FRONT ENDPAPERS. OVERALL ALL BOOKS ARE VERY GOOD WITH BOARDS WELL ATTACHED AND MOSTLY CLEAN INTERNALLY. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.