La Belle O'Morphi. A Brief Biography
by [Golden Cockerel Press]. [O'MURPHY, Marie-Louise] De HERIZ, Patrick
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
[London]: Golden Cockerel Press, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. [London], Golden Cockerel Press, [1947]. Octavo, 36 pages with 12 illustrations by Francois Boucher (4 full-page). Gilt-decorated contrasting cloth slightly rubbed; endpapers lightly discoloured; an excellent copy. Number 506 of 750 copies (of which numbers 1-100 were specially bound); With the pencilled ownership signature of [Professor] Heinz Kent. A colour postcard depicting a painting of 'La Belle O'Morphi' (Marie-Louise O'Murphy, 1737-1814) by Boucher is loosely inserted.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71515
- Title
- La Belle O'Morphi. A Brief Biography
- Author
- [Golden Cockerel Press]. [O'MURPHY, Marie-Louise] De HERIZ, Patrick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Golden Cockerel Press
- Place of Publication
- [London]
- Date Published
- 1947
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- First Edition
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