Excerpt: ...tapestries upon the wall. The quaint figures of heroes and saints, that had seen many a Saracinesca born and many a one die in the ancient vaulted room, seemed to take the expressions of old friends watching over the suffering woman. A faint odour like that of ether pervaded the still air, an odour Giovanni never forgot during his life. Everything was so intensely quiet that he almost thought he could hear the ticking of his watch in his pocket. Corona stirred at last, and slowly opening her eyes, turned them ...
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Excerpt: ...tapestries upon the wall. The quaint figures of heroes and saints, that had seen many a Saracinesca born and many a one die in the ancient vaulted room, seemed to take the expressions of old friends watching over the suffering woman. A faint odour like that of ether pervaded the still air, an odour Giovanni never forgot during his life. Everything was so intensely quiet that he almost thought he could hear the ticking of his watch in his pocket. Corona stirred at last, and slowly opening her eyes, turned them gradually till they met her husband's gaze. At the first movement she made he had risen to his feet and now stood close beside her. "Did you kiss my hand-or did I dream it?" she asked faintly. "Yes, darling." He could not at once find words to say what he wanted. "Why did you?" Giovanni fell on his knees by the bedside and took her hand in both his own. "Corona, Corona-forgive me!" The cry came from his heart, and was uttered with an accent of despair that there was no mistaking. She knew, faint and scarcely conscious though she was, that he was not attempting to deceive her this time. But he could say no more. Many a strong man would in that moment have sobbed aloud and shed tears, but Giovanni was not as other men. Under great emotion all expression was hard for him, and the spontaneity of tears would have contradicted his nature. Corona wondered what had happened, and lay quite still, looking at his bent head and feeling the trembling touch of his hands on hers. For several seconds the stillness was almost as profound as it had been before. Then Giovanni spoke out slowly and earnestly. "My beloved wife," he said, looking up into her face, "I know all the truth now. I know what I have done. I know what you have suffered. Forgive me if you can. I will give my whole life to deserve your pardon." For an instant all Corona's beauty returned to her face as she heard his words. Her eyes shone softly, the colour mounted to her pale cheeks, and...
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Add this copy of Sant' Ilario to cart. $5.95, good condition, Sold by ABC Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Springfield, MO, UNITED STATES, published 1892 by Macmillan and Co.
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Good. Hardcover, no dust jacket. 434 pages. Tan illustrated boards with some soiling, bumping, and rubbing. Previous owner's name in ink on the flyleaf, book plate on the pastedown. The back hinge is cracked. Some chips/tears on pages, text is clean with little to no markings. Tracking available on most domestic orders.
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Very Good- No Jacket. Book No DJ. Cloth boards have edge wear, scratches, scuffs, rubbed corners/spine, slightly soiled. Owner's name inside cover. Small dirt smudges on free end pages. Dirt on edge. No writing in text.
Add this copy of Sant' Ilario to cart. $10.00, Sold by Richard Burlew rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Trumansburg, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1892 by The Macmillan Co..
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1892, The Macmillan Co.
Hardcover
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Publisher:
The Macmillan Co.
Published:
1892
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
7292232431
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Owner name; text tight & clean; boards show soil, no dj. 434pp, Edgewear esp. head and heal of spine.
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Used: Good. No Dustjacket. Size: 5.5 x 8 1/8 x 1; Type: Book 1888/1st Edition/Frontispiece/434 Pages. This is the second book in Crawford's Saracinesca series. It is the story about a painter, who held service in the Zouaves. The cover has minor wear. Although the pages are slightly stiff and separate in a couple of places upon opening, they are clean, crisp, and unaged, without any writing or marking in the text. The BEP has a single shorthand mark. This book is part of a set of works by Crawford. It is in excellent readable condition.
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Very Good. First thus. Very good minus/hardcover. Spine lean. Pages light brown. Light foxing inside cover and endpapers. Corners frayed. Edges of spine starting to fray. Spine light brown on red cloth cover. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
