The Knave of Hearts: A Fairy Story
by Robert Grant
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Ticknor and Company, 1886. Very Good. Boston: Ticknor and Company, 1886. First Edition. Octavo (19.5cm.); publisher's green pictorial cloth stamped in gilt,; [2],198,23pp.; vignettes in text. Cloth a bit rubbed, especially at spine ends, spine a bi cocked, some light soil, else Very Good overall.
A fantastical tale of a young college graduate, the "Knave of Hearts," professional ladykiller. A contemporary reviewer described the dialogue as so stilted as to verge on the grotesque.
A fantastical tale of a young college graduate, the "Knave of Hearts," professional ladykiller. A contemporary reviewer described the dialogue as so stilted as to verge on the grotesque.
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- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9445
- Title
- The Knave of Hearts: A Fairy Story
- Author
- Robert Grant
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Ticknor and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1886
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Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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