Dry Martini: A Gentleman Turns To Love
by Thomas, John
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: George H. Doran, (1926) Book. Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Octavo, red cloth covered boards with illustrated front onlay in gold, red and black and gilt paper spine label. 250pp. A gently humorous social satire on the courting and marriage of young socialites impinging on the placid existence of a prosperous expatriate living in Paris. Wit from a bygone era. A tight attractive copy. Slight soil and wear to paper label and a bit of stain on rear board. Internally clean and fresh. Very good..
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- Bookseller
- Brillig Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 03613
- Title
- Dry Martini: A Gentleman Turns To Love
- Author
- Thomas, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- F
- Publisher
- New York: George H. Doran, (1926)
- Keywords
- EXPATRIATE, PARIS, SOCIAL, SOCIALITE, SOCIETY, HUMOR, SATIRE, COMEDY, COMIC, FLANEUR, AMERICAN, FRENCH, LOVE, MARRIAGE, SEX, COURTING, LEISURE, RESTAURANT, BAR, FICTION
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- Fiction;
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About the Seller
Brillig Books
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
About Brillig Books
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- Octavo
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- Cloth
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- Tight
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Spine Label
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