The Bodley Head, London, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. preface by author. Yellow coloured boards with green coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper with green and red coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. The first English translation of the play by this French wit. A play dealing with courtship and conquest through to the silver wedding of a couple, and how they stayed happily married. Translated from the French by Crystal Herbert. Softening and fading to the backstrip with rubbing of the book corners and lower book edges. Browning and some foxing spots to the textblock edges and lighter Browning of the pages. Original bookseller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the front paste-down and the endpapers show the residual marks of tape. Chipping to the dustwrapper corners and backstrip edges. Heavy rubbing of the dustwrapper panels and all creases. Sunning to the backstrip. This is the first edition in the English language. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. [6], 7-128 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Theatre & Plays; Humour. Inventory No: 0116846. .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0116846
Title: The Art of Being Happily Married
Author: Maurois, Andre
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: The Bodley Head
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1953
Keywords: BZDB2 play, French, humour, marriage Theatre & Plays; Humour. Unbranded Maurois, Andre The Art of Being Happily Married
Bookseller catalogs: Humour;

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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