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Add this copy of The Lady of the Blue Motor to cart. $10.91, new condition, Sold by booksXpress, ships from Bayonne, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by BCR (Bibliographical Center for Research).
Add this copy of The Lady of the Blue Motor (1907) Rare to cart. $299.99, very good condition, Sold by Midnight Books, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1907 by L. C. Page & Co.
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Very Good. Collectible first edition, first printing of G. Sidney Paternoster's The Lady of the Blue Motor. Author's debut novel. Stunning John C. Frohn color frontis of lady holding opera glasses. Printed on frontis tissue guard: "Removing the mask from her face, looked closely into mine." (See Chapter XIX)." Romantic tale of lady in mysterious car racing across Britain and France, pursued by a gallant motorist. Per Page's practice of first identification, "First Impression, April 1907" stated on copyright page with 1907 date to bottom of title page. Bound in tan buckram with red lettering to spine and front panels and color pictorial of woman driving to front panel. Complete as issued. 206 numbered pages with 18-page publisher's catalogs bound in back. 7 7/8" x 5 1/3". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear, slight fading to panels, minimal bumping to extremities and ca. 1907 ownership signatures to front pastedown and front free endpaper recto. Odor free. A very presentable copy of an exceptionally scarce Page publication. No additional copies located in WorldCat library database. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
