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The Lacemaker, a novel
by Montupet, Janine, and Bair, Lowell (Translated from the French by)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in very good dust jacket. DJ has upper rear corner wrinkling.
- ISBN 10
- 0689118147
- ISBN 13
- 9780689118142
- Seller
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Atheneum Books, 1988. First edition. 1st printing, English translation.. Hard cover. Fine in very good dust jacket. DJ has upper rear corner wrinkling.. Vermeer, Johannes (17th c. cover artwork "The Lacemaker" by). 1 Text in English, French. 467 p. Audience: General/trade. Historical Fiction set in late 17th century Alençon, France, the lacemaking capital of Europe. A girl is apprenticed at age 5 to learn the trade that blinded her grandmother and virtually killed her mother. Tied to a chair, forbidden to speak, terrified of making a mistake, by 15 she is an exquisite lacemaker and a beautiful young woman. It's an era of persecution of Protestants, and this girl marries one; and he flees Louis XIV's oppressive rule. The story follows the lacemaker and her ability to survive and to find love.
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- Bookseller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.23720001085
- Title
- The Lacemaker, a novel
- Author
- Montupet, Janine, and Bair, Lowell (Translated from the French by)
- Illustrator
- Vermeer, Johannes (17th c. cover artwork "The Lacemaker" by)
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in very good dust jacket. DJ has upper rear corner wrinkling.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition. 1st printing, English translation.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0689118147
- ISBN 13
- 9780689118142
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- 17th century France|Protestant persecution|Louis XIV|Child labor|Hand arts|Vermeer, Johannes|17th c. artist
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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About Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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