Excerpt: ...lackey, to bear dishes to a lady's table and to remain at hand to serve her? The very thought had all but set him in a rage. But presently he grew reconciled to it. It afforded him particular opportunities of being in mademoiselle's presence and of conferring with her; and for the sake of such an advantage he might well belittle the unsavoury part of the affair. A half-dozen candles burned in two gleaming silver sconces on the table; in her tall-backed leather chair mademoiselle sat, and ate and drank but little ...
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Excerpt: ...lackey, to bear dishes to a lady's table and to remain at hand to serve her? The very thought had all but set him in a rage. But presently he grew reconciled to it. It afforded him particular opportunities of being in mademoiselle's presence and of conferring with her; and for the sake of such an advantage he might well belittle the unsavoury part of the affair. A half-dozen candles burned in two gleaming silver sconces on the table; in her tall-backed leather chair mademoiselle sat, and ate and drank but little, while Garnache told her of the preparations he had made. "If my luck but holds until Wednesday next," he concluded, "you may count upon being well out of Condillac. Arsenio does not dream that you come with us, so that even should he change his mind, at least we have no cause to fear a betrayal. But he will not change his mind. The prospect of fifty pistoles has rendered it immutable." She looked up at him with eyes brightened by hope and by the encouragement to count upon success which she gathered from his optimism. "You have contrived it marvellously well," she praised him. "If we succeed
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Add this copy of Saint Martin's Summer to cart. $7.95, good condition, Sold by Redux Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wyoming, MI, UNITED STATES, published by Grosset & Dunlap.
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Good. Hardcover. No date found....c.1927. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
Add this copy of Saint Martin's Summer to cart. $10.00, very good condition, Sold by Orca Knowledge Systems, Inc rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Novato, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1924 by Houghton Mifflin.
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Very good No DJ. First Edition. Lightly read if read at all. Definitive Edition. Touch of scuffing to covers. Sunned spine. Gilt top page edges. A few pages with ragged edged from when pages were cut. No markings in book. Binding is tight.
Add this copy of Saint Martin's Summer to cart. $12.00, good condition, Sold by Small World Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rochester, NY, UNITED STATES, published by McKinlay, Stone & Mackenzie.
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Good. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. "The Historical Romances of Rafael Sabatini". No date--circa 1920s. Black covers with gilt titles & decoration on spine. Top edge gilt. Light wear & aging to covers. Binding is firm. Attractive vintage bookplate on front endpaper; otherwise interior is age toned, free of markings.
Add this copy of Saint Martin's Summer to cart. $12.07, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2019 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform.
Add this copy of Saint Martin's Summer to cart. $13.00, good condition, Sold by Red Abbey Media, ships from Wayzata, MN, UNITED STATES, published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Good. Nice, clean copy with the normal shelf wear, fading on binding and left side of front cover. No publishing date given, but has dark/gray boards with orange printing. Appears to be a very old book that was well made.
Add this copy of Saint Martin's Summer to cart. $14.81, good condition, Sold by John C. Newland rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cheltenham, Glos., UNITED KINGDOM, published 1948 by Thomas Nelson.
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Used-Good. Good hardback in Fair dust jacket. "Nelson Novels" edition (small format). Owner's name on front free end paper; page fore-edge foxed; spine a little worn; dust jacket worn & creased, with small loss at head of spine.
Add this copy of Saint Martin's Summer to cart. $17.13, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2021 by Wildside Press.
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Add this copy of Saint Martin's Summer to cart. $25.00, good condition, Sold by The Reading Well Bookstore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Delaware, OH, UNITED STATES, published 1924 by Houghton Mifflin.
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Good with no Dust Jacket. 12mo 7"-7½" tall; Autograph; Black cloth with red lettering on front and spine. The cloth at the front/spine turn is brittle. Previous owner's name penciled on front end page. Spine slightly cocked. The binding is tight, and pages are clean.