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The Emperor's Candlesticks
Baroness Orczy
Pearson, London · 1899
First Edition. True first edition of Orczy's very scarce first novel. According to the authoress's autobiography fewer than 100 copies were sold. as publication coincided with the outbreak of the Boer war and the public's interest was elsewhere.
Publisher's ochre cloth lettered and decorated in red. Neat internal repairs to splits at spine using matching cloth. General vague marking and fading to sensitive cloth.
Internal hinges strengthened using archival tape. A carefully restored and now perfectly sound copy of a rare book.
Written by Dr Jeremy Parrott, who has the book in his hands. Nothing here is generated from a catalogue record.
Bibliographic detail
| Author | Orczy, Baroness |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Pearson, London |
| Date | 1899 |
| Edition | First Edition |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Condition | Fair |
| Stock reference | ab_2741501389 |