The Green Mare
by Marcel Ayme
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
$375.09$337.58
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About This Item
London: The Fortune Press, [1938]. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". Jean de Bosschere. The first edition in English of this entertaining novel by Marcel Ayme, illustrated by Jean de Bosschere. The first edition in English.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Green Mare', originally written in French as 'La Jument Verte', is a humorous novel following the behaviour and sexual exploits of a small French village in the nineteenth century. Anonymously translated into English.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and seven plates, by Jean de Bosschere. Written by Marcel Ayme.Collated, complete.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Scattered spots to the fore edge. Minor edge wear to the dust wrapper. Spine and extremities are a little sunned. A few light handling marks to the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 893P50
- Title
- The Green Mare
- Author
- Marcel Ayme
- Illustrator
- Jean de Bosschere
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Fortune Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1938]
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- The Green Mare marcel ayme jean de bosschere humour marcel ayme
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Publisher's cloth
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- Sunned
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Fore Edge
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- Cloth
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