THE LACEMAKER a Novel by Montupet, Janine; Bair, Lowell (translator) - 1988

Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: None ]

Scribner, 1988. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Atheneum, 1988. Book. Illus. by Cvr Art By Johannes Vermeer "The Lacemaker". Good++. Hardcover. First Printing. 9 1/2" X 6 1/2". Slight cornerwear, light soil on edges including a faint damp mark on the lower fore edge-page edges only, not interior. No writing. Scant wear to dust jacket, now in a protective mylar cover..

Scribner, 1988-11-29. Hardcover. Good.

New York: Atheneum. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardback. 0689118147 . Originally priced at $21.95/quarterbound blue and green cloth with gold lettering on spine in color portrait on front of woman; 467 pages; Doing lacework/light green and pink lettering/jacket in mylar .

Atheneum Books, 1988. First edition. 1st printing, English translation.. Hard cover. Fine in very good dust jacket. DJ has upper rear corner wrinkling.. Vermeer, Johannes (17th c. cover artwork "The Lacemaker" by). 1 Text in English, French. 467 p. Audience: General/trade. Historical Fiction set in late 17th century Alençon, France, the lacemaking capital of Europe. A girl is apprenticed at age 5 to learn the trade that blinded her grandmother and virtually killed her mother. Tied to a chair, forbidden to speak, terrified of making a mistake, by 15 she is an exquisite lacemaker and a beautiful young woman. It's an era of persecution of Protestants, and this girl marries one; and he flees Louis XIV's oppressive rule. The story follows the lacemaker and her ability to survive and to find love.

New York: Atheneum, 1988. Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. NOT price clipped ($21.95). NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. Protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. NOT a library discard. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. Hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Translated from the French by Lowell Bair. This historical novel transports readers to 17th century Alencon, France, the lacemaking capital of Europe. The jacket features a full color painting of "The Lacemaker" by Johannes Vermeer. First printing of the First U.S. Edition, with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. Bound in the original green boards with a blue cloth spine stamped in shiny gold. From the Dust Jacket: "The daughter and grand-daughter of lace-makers, Gilonne Perdriel is apprenticed at the age of five to learn the trade that… Read More

Scribner, 1988-11-29. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!