Search Results: the angel of the assassination by shearing joseph

London: Heinemann, 1935. 1st Edition . Maroon boards 336 pp. b&w illus. Faded spine otherwise good.

Heinemann London 1935 VG/VG (dj is bright but slightly spotted and a tad worn) FIRST EDITION A study of three disciples of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. On a summer afternoon in 1793 a young woman named Charlotte de Corday entered the room of the most formidable demagogue of the French Revolution, Marat, 'Friend of the People', and stabbed him as he lay in his bath of disinfectant eating a plate of sheep's brains...

London, Toronto: W. Heinemann, 1935. First printing (presumably). Hardcover. Very Good+. Some foxing to top edge, bottom edge, textblock and most book pages. Some spotting to boards and pastedowns. Overall, a nice copy for its age.. Octavo in purple wrappers; xii, 336 p. front., pl., ports. 22 cm. Bibliography: p. 335-336. France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799.

Harrison Smith & Robert Haas. Used - Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (france, history, revolution, 1789-1799 ) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

The Albatross, 1935. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Harrison Smith and Robert Haas. Publisher's green cover with black picture and titles on spine. Wear and dirt to cover. Internally quite nice. No DJ. . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1935.

William Heinemann, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 1st edition. Heavy, extra postage may be required if posted outside South Africa. The boards are edge worn, chipped, sunned, cocked, marked. Tanning, previous ownership inscription, minor marks within the book. However, it is still in fair condition considering age, excellent binding and intact. MK.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Heinemann, 1935. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. boards are rubbed, edge worn, sunned and knocked. tanning, soiling and marks. fair copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1935. Please email for further details. Not Signed or Inscribed. First Edition. Burgundy Cloth. Very Good (faded spine)/No Jacket. Illus. by 4 Illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". HARDBACK.

London ; Toronto : W. Heinemann, 1935., 1935. Poor. xii, 336 p. front., pl., ports. 22 cm. ; LCCN: 35-10719 ; OCLC: 1003026 ; LC: DC146.C8; Dewey: 920.7 ; "This seems a far cry from horror stories, particularly as it reveals the author in the role of sound scholar and thoughtful biographer. His subject is Charlotte de Corday; his period, the French Revolution. Charlotte de Corday was a country girl, who would have been a nun had the Revolution not caught her: in its trammels. A Girondist -- a fanatic -- she nursed the growing hatred for the tyrant ... Marat, and killed him in his bath. Shearing has done an extraordinary job -- presented a vigorous picture of the period, and a succession of brilliant pen portraits of leading spirits."--Kirkus reviews ; purple cloth with gold lettering ; no dustjacket ; spine sunned ; slight knock ; repair to hinges ; reading copy ; POOR

New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1935. Hardcover. Very good/good. Black and gilt stamped red cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, sparsely illustrated in b&w. Book has mild toning and rubbing to boards and spine, binding tight, text clean and unmarked but toned throughout. DJ has edgewear that includes chips, tears and creases, toning rubbing and soil, flap hinges worn and torn, now handsome in archival mylar wrap.

Hardcover. Fair. NO DUST JACKET. SOME SCUFFING ON THE COVER. SOME FOXING ON SOME PAGES. Offered by the UK charity Langdon: supporting young men and women with disabilities.

London: William Heinemann, 1935. Cloth/no dust jacket Octavo. Hardcover. Good. purple cloth gilt lettering no dust jacket 336 pp.

London: Heinemann, 1935. First Edition. . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 336pp. Illus. Cloth a little spotted Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London, Toronto, W. Heinemann, Ltd. [1935], 1935. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 336 pages; Description: 336p. Includes bibliography. Subjects: Corday, Charlotte (1768-1793) . Marat, Jean Paul (1743-1793) . France --History --1789-1793.

London: William Heinemann, 1935. Purple cloth boards with gilt title to spine which is sunned also sun faded to front top and to back but little discernible wear. Internally there is some light foxing to closed edges and to some early and later pages but generally a clean, tight and unmarked copy. xii + 336 pages. Illustration of the assassination of Marat to frontispiece and 3 other illustrations. C3C. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.