Heroic Lives - Richard I : Saint Francis of Assisi : Joan of Arc : Sir Walter Raleigh : Lord Nelson : Florence Nightingale
by Sabatini, Rafael
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1934. - short historical biographies of some of Sabatini's favourite historical figures - one of the author's scarcest books & rare in dj - 416 pages - half inch corner chew from lower front cover o/w a vg bright copy in the rare wrap-around pictorial dj by Paul Quinn depicting a montage of the heroic characters, with a swashbuckler in the forefront, the red Joan of Arc on the spine a bit faded - still a very nice copy of a very scarce book - a scan will show well - the British edition was not issued until 1937.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Paul Quinn. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Alphabet Bookshop (ABAC/ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12424
- Title
- Heroic Lives - Richard I : Saint Francis of Assisi : Joan of Arc : Sir Walter Raleigh : Lord Nelson : Florence Nightingale
- Author
- Sabatini, Rafael
- Illustrator
- Paul Quinn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1934
- Keywords
- Historical Writing Heroic Figures
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Alphabet Bookshop (ABAC/ILAB
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Port Colborne, Ontario
About Alphabet Bookshop (ABAC/ILAB
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