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Rare and modern books

John Blakeney

A GAY ADVENTURER Being The Biography Of Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart, Known As "The Scarlet Pimpernel"

John Long, 1935

120.00 €

Dodman Books

(Morston, United Kingdom)
Closed until Oct. 28, 2024.

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Details

Year of publication
1935
Place of printing
London
Author
John Blakeney
Publishers
John Long
Edition
1st Edition
Keyword
IOBA25
Cover description
Very Good
Binding description
H
Dust jacket
Yes
State of preservation
Good
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
Yes

Description

First edition, first printing of the fictional biography of The Scarlet Pimpernel, written under the pseudonym John Blakeney either by Baroness Orczy herself (who provides a forward taking the whole enterprise seriously) or by her son. Scarce in d/j, this copy is in good internal order, with spotting to the block edge only occasionally intruding onto pages. No inscriptions. Plum cloth a little marked and worn with light fading to edges and spine. VG unclipped d/j, a little worn to edges and toned to spine, now in removable protective sleeve. Publisher's Spring 1935 catalogue to rear. 12mo. 286pp