Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances
by James Branch Cabell
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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New Paltz, New York, United States
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About This Item
Robert M. McBride & Company, 1927. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover, Black cloth boards with gilt title and cover design; edges are bumped slightly; some scuffs; the book block is deckle edged with a red top-stain, made of of heavy laid paper in very good condition, no marks; profusely illustrated by Frank C. Pape.
Synopsis
Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances is a fantasy novel or ironic romance by James Branch Cabell, set in the imaginary French province of Poictesme during the first half of the 13th century. The book follows the earthly career of Dom Manuel the Redeemer from his origins as a swineherd, through his elevation to the rank of Count of Poictesme, to his death. It forms the second volume of Cabell's gigantic Biography of Manuel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Barner Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 030123002
- Title
- Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances
- Author
- James Branch Cabell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Robert M. McBride & Company
- Date Published
- 1927
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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