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New York: P.F. Collier & Son, 1910. This odd volume is from a set of eight, each book dealing with actual historical crimes. This three-sectioned volume deals with the poisoner, the Marquise de Brinvilliers; a cruel and arrogant Russian countess, Vaninka; and finally, a notorious aristocrat, the Marquise de Ganges. The book is bound in a deep cerise cloth with a blind-stamped cameo illustration of two swordsmen fighting. The book has gilt spine titles and blind-stamped crossed swords on the spine as well. The spine is somewhat faded, with some fraying at the spine tips. The book is tightly bound, and the pages are clean with no marks, stains, tears, or signatures from former owners. One exception: on the two pages where there are black-and-white illustrations, there is some light margin foxing on the text pages opposite the illustrations (caused by acidity in the illustration paper stock). The book has a color drawing on the Half-title page. The book measures 5 1/4 by 8 inches and includes 302…
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Celebrated Crimes: The Marquise De Brinvilliers; Vaninka; the Marquise De Ganges (Self-contained. Volume 8 from a Set of Eight)
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