French Pictures in English Chalk

E. C. Greville Murray

Published by Bernhard Tachnitz, Leipzig, 1896

About this Item

A scarce pair of Eustance C. G. Murray's anthology of tales surrounding France, the copyright edition, uniformly bound in half calf. The copyright edition, published by Tauchnitz the same year as the first edition.Complete in two volumes. Uniformly bound in half calf with marbled paper-covered boards. Comprised of a series of essays and sketches of France by Eustace C.G. Murray, the illegitimate son of Richard Grenville, second Duke of Buckingham & Chandos. Eustace Murray was an anti-establishment English journalist; he moved to France to avoid a perjury charge, where he became well known as the "Comte de Rethel d'Aragon". He authored several novels and short satirical pieces, essays, and sketches for the English and American press. Bound in half calf with marbled paper-covered boards. Externally, very good indeed, with light rubbing to the extremities, spine and boards. Light scattered spotting to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a little age toning. Very Good Indeed. Seller Inventory # 905Q6

Bibliographic Details

Title: French Pictures in English Chalk

Publisher: Bernhard Tachnitz, Leipzig

Publication Date: 1896

Binding: Leather

Illustrator: None

Condition: Very Good Indeed

Book Type: book