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Frederick Rolfe, Baron Corvo: A Biography
by Benkovitz, Miriam J
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0399120092
- ISBN 13
- 9780399120091
- Seller
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About This Item
USA: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1977. First US Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback VG/G. A biography of "a perverse, flawed, difficult, vindictive genius, author of Hadrian the Seventh and Chronicles of the House of Borgia", self-styled Baron Corvo, (1860-1913). First US Printing. Hardcover in VG Condition with a Good+ Jacket. Mylar jacket cover. Photographic illustrations. White linen full cloth, gilt titled with gilt silhouette of Rolfe on front and spine, of the design on the cover, based on a drawing of Frederick Rolfe in 1908. Very clean and unmarked, with rubbing and very small nicks to bottom edges of boards. Top edge of text block with pale spotting. Internals are very clean and free from any markings.Unclipped white jacket with pink and grey is lightly soiled with greyish cast on white, closed tear of upper edge, crinkling of spine head and heel. 332 pages. 9,25 x 6.25 inches. G P Putnam's Sons, New York, 1977.
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015334
- Title
- Frederick Rolfe, Baron Corvo: A Biography
- Author
- Benkovitz, Miriam J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0399120092
- ISBN 13
- 9780399120091
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1977
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Keywords
- ROLFE, FREDERICK WILLIAM, 1860-1913; AUTHORS, ENGLISH-20TH CENTURY;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography. Autobiography;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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- Rubbing
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