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Buy this book on-line WHEATLEY**, DENNIS: : THE PRISONER IN THE MASK.** [8th De RICHLEAU novel.]LONDON.HUTCHINSON & CO,(Publishers) LTD.,September,1957. ISBN No ISBN.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Printed in Great Britain printed by Taylor Garnett Evans & Co. Ltd.,Watford,Hertfordshire.] NFINE/VG-.No owner inscrpn and no price- clip (15s net) to dw/dj.Fairly bright, crisp,clean,matt,colour pictorial artwork by SAX,illustrated front panel+darkened spine/backstrip; with b/w lettering to front,black lettering to spine/backstrip, rear panel with continuation of background of colour illustration; with some inevitable shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - all corner tips minimally rubbed - and to the spine/ backstrip: a small closed tear and head+ foot of same,but internally repaired with an aged sellotape repair across either - no other major nicks or tears to dw/dj present.Top edges with faint toning,minor bleimshes and faint foxing,fore-edges brighter and cleaner with some mild thumbing and virtually no foxing; contents bright,tight and clean - text body virtually foxing-free,page edges only with minimal foxing/spotting - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,screen printed,repeated dw/dj to colour illustrated cloth boards/covers with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters within a pale blue panel,to spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing - no nicks,tears splits or fraying present. Bright,clean,front and rear endpapers with repeated monochrome/sepia illustration with Dampierre’s toast to the claimant to the throne of France,Duke François de Vendômere,and both hinges solid and sound without any tears,splits or cracking.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,5-383pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,25 chapters, plus [unpaginated] publisher's blurb/story precis to half-title,title page,but no dedication,and reverse of rear page with publisher advert for other author's other published languages.
Wheatley created the Duke De Richleau,a fictional character who appeared in 11 novels published between 1933 and 1970. Originally created for a murder mystery 'Three Inquisitive People',written and set in 1931 but which was not published until 1939.This the 10th of the Duc de Richleau novels,and the book in which Wheatley killed off the character - although he did reprise the character one more time in 'Gateway to Hell‘ (1970).
This the 8th of the Duke de Richleau novels.
Set in the period January,1894 - October, 1903.The continuation of the Duke De Richleau adventure novels.
The Duke de Richleau had British nationality.But why? Why should a French aristocrat renounce his country and live in exile? The answer lay in the Paris of the nineties; a world of superficial glamour,and under the surface,deep social and political trouble.The army,discredited by the Dreyfus case,was being purged. The young de Richleau,cadet and instructor at the military academy of St. Cyr,became involved in a conspiracy.A conspiracy to restore the French monarchy.The Duc de Vendome was secretly coached in his future role as King.
Then,the conspiracy was betrayed.The results: death for some.For Richleau,the life of a fugitive,but a fugitive who had declared a single-handed vendetta against the government; who was determined to rescue the Prince.
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Printed in Great Britain printed by Taylor Garnett Evans & Co. Ltd.,Watford,Herts.] NFINE/VG-.Owner inscrpn to body of front free endpaper but no price-clip (15s net) to dw/dj.Fairly bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour pictorial artwork by SAX,illustrated front panel+ slightly darkened spine/backstrip; with b/w lettering to front,black lettering to spine/backstrip,rear panel with continuation of background of colour illustration; with some inevitable shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - all corner tips minimally rubbed - top front corner with an internal,aged, sellotape repair along with similar internal sellotape repair to front gutter's crease/fold,and to the spine/ backstrip: a small triangular portion missing at head near rear gutter's fold/ crease and also some chipped,small,semi-circular portion loss at foot - lettering unaffected in both cases - no other major nicks or tears to dw/dj present.Top edges with faint toning,minor blemishes and faint thumbing,fore-edges brighter and cleaner with virtually no foxing; contents bright,tight and clean - text body virtually foxing-free,page edges only with minimal foxing/spotting - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,screen printed,repeated dw/dj to colour illustrated cloth boards/covers with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters within a pale blue panel,to spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing - no nicks,tears splits or fraying present. Bright,clean,front and rear endpapers with repeated monochrome/sepia illustration with Dampierre's toast to the claimant to the throne of France,Duke François de Vendômere,and both hinges solid and sound without any tears,splits or cracking.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,5-383pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,25 chapters, plus [unpaginated] publisher's blurb/story precis to half-title,title page,but no dedication,and reverse of rear page with publisher advert for other author's other published languages.
The 8th of the Duke de Richleau novels.
Set in the period January,1894 - October, 1903.The continuation of the Duke De Richleau adventure novels.
The Duke de Richleau had British nationality. But why? Why should a French aristocrat renounce his country and live in exile? The answer lay in the Paris of the nineties; a world of superficial glamour,and under the surface,deep social and political trouble.The army,discredited by the Dreyfus case,was being purged. The young de Richleau,cadet and instructor at the military academy of St. Cyr,became involved in a conspiracy.A conspiracy to restore the French monarchy. The Duc de Vendome was secretly coached in his future role as King.
Then,the conspiracy was betrayed.The results: death for some.For Richleau,the life of a fugitive,but a fugitive who had declared a single-handed vendetta against the government; who was determined to rescue the Prince.
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