Dry Guillotine: Fifteen Years Among the Living Dead
by Belbenoit, Rene
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Madison, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1938. 345pp. Black cloth boards, gilt titles on spine. Binding secure, spine faded, corners solid. Titles on spine still legible, but cloth is closer to gray than black. Deckle edged pages age toned but otherwise clean and unmarked. B&W illustrated plates throughout. Early printing of Belbenoit's chronicle of life in a penal colony in French Guiana. . Hardcover. Good. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033522
- Title
- Dry Guillotine: Fifteen Years Among the Living Dead
- Author
- Belbenoit, Rene
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- Rene Belbenoit, Dry Guillotine, Prison
Terms of Sale
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- E.P.
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- Cloth
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