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Item Details
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| Author: |
Barr, Robert |
| Title: |
The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont |
| Place: |
New York |
| Publisher: |
D. Appleton |
| Date: |
1906 |
| Item # : |
135045 |
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| Sale Number |
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268 |
| Lot Number |
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7 |
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| Literature with Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| Sale Date |
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07/31/2003 |
| Price realized |
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$ 63 |
| (Includes 20% Buyer's Premium) |
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| Description: |
| vii, [1], 330 + [6] ad pp. Decorative dark brown cloth stamped in white and orange. First Edition. |
| Howard Haycraft writes: "the first humorous detective of any standing" and goes on to say that Christie's detective, Poirot, bears a resemblance to Valmont appears and "seems more than accidental." |
| Condition: |
| Spine leaning a bit, light soiling and shelf wear, some glue repairs to front joint and rear hinge; small white discoloration spot to front free endpaper and half-title, a few scattered dark stains; very good. |
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