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Harland, Henry; Wilmshurst, G. C. (illus.).
The Cardinal's Snuff-Box [Baroness Orczy’s copy].
Publisher: John Lane, London and New York;
Date of Publication: 1903
Stock Code: 15497
Second edition. Octavo, [vi], 263, [1], plus tissue-guarded frontispiece, black-and-white plates, and illustrations within text after pen-and-ink drawings by Wilmshurst. Publisher’s crimson cloth; titled in gilt to spine and upper board; ornamented with galero-pattern stamps in gilt to spine and upper board. The same pattern printed to red-and-white end-papers. Bookplate of Baroness Emmuska Orczy to front paste-down. Spine sunned; corners rubbed rare; upper layer of spine-tips rubbed through; joints and hinges a little weak but holding well. Even toning internally. A very serviceable copy indeed. A witty novel of manners set in France, formerly owned by the creator of the ‘Scarlet Pimpernel’. £45.00