THE GAMESTER
by Sabatini, Rafael
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with some even color fade to the jacket. (24774)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1949. First edition. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with some even color fade to the jacket. (24774). Octavo, pp. [1-10] 1-310, original dark green cloth, front and spine stamped in orange. Historical novel concerning John Law, economist who established the Banque Générale in France (which would become the first central bank of France) during a time of financial upheaval after the death of Louis XIV.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24774
- Title
- THE GAMESTER
- Author
- Sabatini, Rafael
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with some even color fade to the jacket. (24774)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1949
- Keywords
- Adventure Fiction . Historical Fiction
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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