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The Queen of the Night
by Alexander Chee
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0618663029
- ISBN 13
- 9780618663026
- Seller
-
Springfield, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
1st ed. / 1st printing. NF book / NF DJ. Used copy though appears unread, very tight and pristine textblock and boards with full numberline. DJ has minimal shelfwear, no tears or chipping and 28.00 price intact. Not remaindered. Nice. See photos.
Synopsis
Lilliet Berne is a sensation of the Paris Opera with every accolade except one: she has never created an original role, every singer’s chance at immortality. When she is approached with an offer to do just that, it comes with a caveat—the opera must be based on a secret from her past that she has thought long buried. Who has exposed her? In pursuit of answers she’s drawn back into her past. An orphan who left the American frontier in search of her mother’s family in Europe, Lilliet was swept up in the glitzy, gritty world of Paris at the height of Napoleon III’s rule. There she transformed herself from hippodrome rider to courtesan, from maid to Empress Eugenie to debut singer, weaving a complicated web of romance, obligation, and political intrigue. With endless twists, a cast of characters drawn from history, and a captivating, resourceful heroine, The Queen of the Night tells its story through the transformations of Lilliet as she sheds role after role, moving with every step closer to the spotlight of the Parisian stage—a spotlight that may reveal the secrets she has fought to keep.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Backwater Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio476
- Title
- The Queen of the Night
- Author
- Alexander Chee
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First ed., First printing
- ISBN 10
- 0618663029
- ISBN 13
- 9780618663026
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2016
- Pages
- 561
- Keywords
- First Edition
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Backwater Books
Biblio member since 2015
Springfield, Missouri
About Backwater Books
Terms of sale agreed. All books will be securely boxed for shipping. Collectible books from a primarily personal collection and described for such. Love my books, and would probably do a rehoming interview if I could. Please feel free to contact me via the provided email address for any questions, photo or additional photo requests, etc.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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