Madeleine by Catherine Gavin

St. Martin's Press., 1957. Book. Good. Hardcover. HARDCOVER; chip on uppermost spine; o/w in good condition. .

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1957. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. ex-library with usual internal markings; edge wear to boards. jacket present but in tatters. Madeleine is a novel of great historical accuracy, dramatic power and wide scope. No reader will be able to forget the face of Ismail Pasha in his silken pavilion in the desert as he confronts de Lesseps and Bruce. The magnificent Ball at the Tuileries moves with the ceremonial of the Second Empire and glows with the color and texture of the dresses designed by Worth but behind its brilliant assurance are the premonitions of revolution and military disaster to France. That Sunday afternoon of secret fever at the Prussian Court, from which spread the ever-widening ripples of ill to Europe, is as vivid as a day in one's own life. The French cavalry swing with the old Napoleonic elan into the very mouths of the new cannon from Krupps. Only the indomitable spirit of the Parisians… Read More

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1957, BCE. Very Good/Unknown. Octavo, hardcover, in edgeworn (toirn, chipped and stained) dj. Book club edition. Interior VG. 317 pp., An historic novel of France during the opening of the Suez Canal and the Franco-Prussian War in which the Empress' courtesan and a young engineer fall in love but are kept apart by the fortunes of royal court.

St. Martin's Press, 1957. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

St. Martin's Press, 1957. Book Club. Hardcover. Book Club/Good. Book Club Edition. Plastic protector over dust jacket. Some creasing/wrinkling to jacket. Light bumping to edges of boards and creasing near spine. Light age toning throughout.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1957. Cover scuffed and lightly rubbed. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1957. Book. Good +. Hardcover. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Good + hardcover in good - dustjacket. May be some rubbing and.

St. Martin's Press, 1957. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in.

UsedGood. This is an ex library book, stickers and markings accordingly Hardcover Book, Good condition but not perfect, Cover has minor nicks and tears, spine shows some creases from use. Ask Questions and request photos if your buying for the cover and not the content. Items are uploaded with their own individual photo, but when Multiple Items are for sale only one representative photo may be shown. Actual Photos are availible upon request. Fast Shipping - Safe and Secure!

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1957. Book Condition: Very Good. light blue boards with dark blue letters on spine. Corners and edges sharp with no apparent wear on boards. Inside flyleaf has previous owner's name plate. Top edge of pages tinted blue. 317 clean, tight pages. Illustrated dust jacket with some edge wear. Some small nips along edges.One piece missing on top corner. Corner clipped on bottom of front flap. Book itself a nice reading copy.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.