The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Man in the Iron Mask (d'Artagnan Romances series, 3 volume set in slipcases)
by DUMAS, Alexandre (author); LEGRAND, Edy (illustrations)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Heritage Press. Very Good+. 1953, 1958, 1964. Hardcover. A handsome illustrated three-volume set in slipcases of works from Alexandre Dumas's famous d'Artagnan Romances series. All with illustrations by Edy Legrand, translated into English from the original French. --- All three volumes in decorated yellow cloth-covered boards and housed in gold paper-covered slipcases. All textblock edges stippled. All pages with two text columns and ruled borders. Two of the three books with Sandglass leaflet laid in ("Twenty Years After" lacks one). --- The books are in great shape: unmarked, tightly-bound, and bright though with mild rippling to leaves on "Musketeers." Slipcases with considerable rubbing, all three are structurally sound. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for shipments beyond the U.S.) ; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; xiv, 421, xiv, 496, xiv, 430 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88312
- Title
- The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Man in the Iron Mask (d'Artagnan Romances series, 3 volume set in slipcases)
- Author
- DUMAS, Alexandre (author); LEGRAND, Edy (illustrations)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Publisher
- The Heritage Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953, 1958, 1964
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Bluebird Books
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Littleton, Colorado
About Bluebird Books
Bluebird Books is the bookselling business of Eric Mayer, operating from my base in Littleton, Colorado. I specialize in classic fiction and literature, books on birds and natural history, railroadiana, biography, history and many other genres. Bluebird Books features publications by the Modern Library and Everyman's Library. I offer free shipping on books shipped within the US via USPS Media Mail. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: I recommend that you use Biblio.com for your international orders because they have formed a partnership with Asendia to allow for much more affordable shipping on parcels weighing under 5 lb. (about 2.26 kg).
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.