The Man in the Iron Mask

New York, NY: Dodd, Mead & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1944. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition (1944) unstated in accordance with Dodd, Mead & Company's customary practice at the time of publication. Same date at the title and copyright pages. Very Good: shows some wear to the extremities with fraying in the fabric found at the corner tips, top edge of the rear panel, and head of the backstrip; else only mild rubbing to the panels; the expected light tanning to the text pages; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A carefully-used copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing moderate wear, but few other flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.9 x 6.5 x 1 inches) . Illustrated with classic duotone etchings and prints by Jean-Adolphe Beaucé, Paul Dominique Philippoteaux, and others. Foreward by Emile Van Vliet. The translation is unattributed. Dark grey cloth over boards with blue titles and designs at the front panel and backstrip. Language: English. Weight: 19.2 ounces. Great Illustrated Classics. Hardback: Lack DJ. Alexandre Dumas (1802 – 1870) , also known as Alexandre Dumas père, was a French novelist and playwright whose works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the most widely read French authors. Many of his historical novels of adventure were originally published as serials, including The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. Since the early twentieth century, his novels have been adapted into nearly 200 films. Prolific in several genres, Dumas began his career by writing plays, which were successfully produced from the first. 'The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later' is the third and last of The d'Artagnan Romances, following The Three Musketeers and Twenty Years After. It appeared first in serial form between 1847 and 1850. In the English translations, the 268 chapters of this large volume are usually subdivided into three volumes, entitled The Vicomte de Bragelonne, Louise de la Vallière, and The Man in the Iron Mask. Set in the 1660s and concerned with the early reign of Louis XIV, the novel has been called an "origins" story of the King, a tale about the education of a young man who went on to rule for over 70 years and become one of France's most beloved monarchs. Naturally, in a novel concerning Dumas' musketeers, the characters play an important role in Louis' education. ; Great Illustrated Classics; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; ix, 280 pages .