Published by London : Chapman & Hall ; New York : Robert M. McBride & Company, Plaistow, [London] : Printed and made in England at the Curwen Press, 1927
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. xvii, 189 pages ; 23 cm. Translation of Les mille et une fadaises and Le lord impromptu."Les mille et une fadaises was first published in Paris in 1742 . Le lord impromptu was first published in Paris in 1767. Neither of these tales has previously been translated into English"--Page [ix]."This edition is limited to one thousand copies for England and America of which this is no. ."--Page [iv]. XVIII century French romances, 11.
Published by Chapman and Hall/Robert McBride, Publishers, London and New York, 1928
Seller: Mare Booksellers ABAA, IOBA, Dover, NH, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. #699 of 1000 copies printed. Illustrated paper covered boards in matching dust jacket. 189 pp. Apparent first English language editions of these 18th century French tales of humor and fantasy. GOOD+ condition. Some browning to the jacket, heaviest along the spine Minor soiling. A few chips along the jacket extremities. Minor toning and edgewear to the book. Faint offsetting to the endpapers.
Published by Chapman & Hall Ltd./Robert M. McBride & Co., London and New York, 1928
Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. 1st Edition. Tan 1/4 cloth, color patterned paper covered boards, lettered in gilt, top text block edge in gilt. Mild binding lean, corners lightly rubbed. Former owner's book plate mounted inside front cover, line of tanning along each hinge. Dust jacket quite tanned along flap folds and spine panel, less so to front panel, with several edge and corner chips, now in mylar. No. 868 of 1,000 copies. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Published by Literary Licensing, LLC, 2013
ISBN 10: 1494042703 ISBN 13: 9781494042707
Seller: Lucky's Textbooks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Condition: New.
Published by Chapman & Hall, London, 1927
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Limited. Hardback with protected dust-wrapper. 23cm x 15.5cm. 189pp. No. 393 of a limited edition of only 1000 copies. Edges of d/w frayed with small losses. Clean inside. A good reading copy. (bs69).
Published by Chapman & Hall Ltd, 1927
Seller: CHANTREY BOOKS (PBFA member) Sole trader, SHEFFIELD, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Limited Edition. First English edition with an introduction by Storm Jameson. 65/1000 copies of a limited edition. Some browning to page edges and free endpapers. Corners of the boards are a little damaged and there is light browning along the edges of the boards. Unclipped dust wrapper has some loss and fraying.
Published by Chapman & Hall Ltd, 1927
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A Thousand and One Follies and His Most Unlooked-For Lordship. Translated from the French of Jacques Cazotte by Eric Sutton. With an introduction by Storm Jameson. Published by Chapman & Hall Ltd, Autumn 1927. First edition thus. First English translation. The original works were first published in France in 1742 and 1767 respectively. Limited edition of 1,000 copies for England and America, of which this is No. 489. Part of a Series of XVIII Century French Romances, edited by Vyvyan Holland. Printed at The Curwen Press, Plaistow. A very good hardback with pictorial printed paper over boards with linen spine and gilt title. Cover bumped at corners, with a few wear marks. Bookseller's stamp to first pastedown. Free endpapers with offsetting. Text pages are bright and clean and soundly bound. With uncut edges as issued. Text in English. xvii + 189pp. Dimensions: Approximately 229mm high x 155mm wide x 23mm deep. Weight: Approximately 488g (unpacked). More photos on request.
Published by Chapman & Hall, London, 1927
Seller: Muir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books], PERTH, WA, Australia
First Edition
Quarter cloth. Trans. Eric Sutton; introd. Storm Jameson. (illustrator). 1st Edition in English. Limited edition, number 416 of 1000. Decorative papered boards over cloth gilt title, top edge gilt, fore-edge untrimmed, pp xix, 189. Previous owner's inscription front free endpaper, very small inscription end of each of the two stories. Very good condition. Two tales by the French author Jacques Cazotte, published as part of a series 'XVIII Century French Romantics'. . "A Thousand and One Follies" is a fantastical satire. Despite becoming a 'mystical monarchist', Cazotte was guillotined in 1792.