About this title: THE BACKGROUND THE BACKGROUND C TAND on the boulevards to-day and you may see a Francis go by. He may be travelling fast, himself at the wheel with a blonde girl by his side. He is the athletic type, the lithe attractive male, broad shouldered and thin-legged, with his hat raked at the jaunty angle of a military cap. His life, the joy of life, glints as he flashes past, maybe on his way to Mont-Oriol. He is a type of Frenchman not yet extinct nor likely to be extinct for centuries. Those who wish the ampoule to be opened and a gallant like this to be anointed once more at Reims, with the oil ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Co
Date published: 1935
Description: Good. Library binding. Ex-library label, marks, etc., moderate wear to hardcover, last blank page library-removed, clean text, good binding. All of our items are in stock, and ship within one business day with delivery confirmation. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Garden City Pub. Co., Garden City, N.Y.
Date published: 1937
Description: Good. No dust jacket. 448 p., [1] leaf of plates: ill.; 21 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Plates. Spine faded. Edges of pages tanned. Edges have some wear. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York, The Literary Guild
Date published: 1935
Description: Good. Hardcover. Modest wear. Dust jacket has small tears along the edges. Pages lightly tanned, clean and unmarked. Binding tight. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Literary Guild
Date published: 1935
Description: Acceptable. This used book may contain highlighting/underlining or may show heavier signs of use. May also be ex-library or missing a dust jacket. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., Garden City, N.Y.
Date published: 1935
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. Front cover breaking. Very clean pages, light aging, no foxing, NOT ex-library. Prior owner's name written on inside cover, stamp for bookstore in Mexico and sticker from San Francisco bookseller. 5 p. l., 3-448 p. front., pl., ports. 24 cm. Includes: Portraits, Plates. Deckled edges. Selling collection of renaissance history, art and costume books-click on bookstore name to see all available. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & co., inc., Garden City, N.Y.
Date published: 1935
Description: Good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Nice hard cover, lightly read, light shelf wear to cover, small marks on back cover, corners lightly bumped & worn, light aging, 1 page corner turned down, stk #2379o7. 5 p. l., 3-448 p. front., pl., ports. 24 cm. Includes Portraits. read more
Edition: 1st
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: The Literary Guild, New York
Date published: 1935
Description: Illustrated. Very Good. No Jacket. Hard Back. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. KING FRANCIS--------Owners name on the front fly and the hard cover has very little wear....The pages has normal yellowing.................We are very careful when we list our books, but sometimes something minor may get by..... read more
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