A Chance For Glory

NY: Henry Holt. Good in Poor dust jacket. 1957. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. B0007J0GZS . Signed and inscribed by the suthor: "To George & Anne in gratitude and admiration Constance Wright Feb - 1957". Salmon boards, waterstained. Dj lacks bottom 40% at spine, unclipped. Review slip laid in, dated March 11, 1957. b/w photo of Lafayette… Read more about this item

Barrie & Jenkins, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1958. First Edition. 255 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over pink cloth. Contains black and white plates. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Light thumb-marking present. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine… Read more about this item

Barrie Books Ltd, London, 1958. First Edition. Pink Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. black titles spine; illustrated by 8 pages of b/w. plates; "the town of Olmutz, a four-day carriage journey from Vienna, was in 1794 the scene of what was possibly one of the most brash rescue attempts in history. Lafayette had been captured by… Read more about this item

Henry Holt And Company, New York, 1957. First Edition. Hardback. A good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some minor loss) and dust-toned dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 255 pages; ""An amazing episode in the life of Lafayette. Illustrated with photographs. Library marks remain.

Barrie & Jenkins, 1958. Hardcover. Acceptable/Good. 1958. First Edition. 255 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over brown cloth. Minor tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Sticker and pencil inscriptions to front endpaper and visible foxing and tanning to text block edges. Boards have major rubbing and minor bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends.… Read more about this item

Barrie & Jenkins. Very Good. . with dw, 1958 . 1958. Hardcover.

London: Barrie, 1958. The book has some minor surface wear along the top and bottom edges. The jacket has a few small tears along the top edge. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Barrie, 1958. First UK edition. Black title on salmon pink boards which are clean, unmarked and without wear or damage. Internally clean and unmarked. A VG+ copy. Coloured pictorial dustjacket is complete and has some chipping to top. A complete account of the plot to rescue Lafayette in 1794 from Olmutz where he was held by enemies of the… Read more about this item

Holt, 1957-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in.

Barrie London 1958. First edition 255pp illust., ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc.) excellent (text clean and bright) in good d/w (rubbed, edgewear)