Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress, or, A History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de Beleau, Afterwards Call'd the Countess de Wintselsheim, in Germany, being the Person known by the Name of the Lady Roxana, in the Time of King Charles II
de Defoe, Daniel
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- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good Condition/Slipcased
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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The Folio Society, London, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover (illustrated Boards). Very Good Condition/Slipcased. Illustrator: Clare Melinsky. Introduction by Frances Wilson and list of illustrations. Purple coloured end pages. Colour frontispiece and the Black and white illustrations within the text have all been created by Clare Melinsky. Purple coloured cloth covered boards with gilt illustration to the front panel and gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Red coloured case. Defoe's tale of a woman of pleasure, not as a moral tale of redemption, but, " ... to entertain his reader with a saucy tale while interrogating relationships between trade and morality, sex in the marketplace." – from page X. Minor rubbing of the book corners. Some fading and marks to the slip case. first edition by this publisher. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [4], V - XIII, [3], 3 - 316 pages,pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Clare Melinsky. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Illustration; 17th century; Inventory No: 0289007. .
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- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 0289007
- Título
- Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress, or, A History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de Beleau, Afterwards Call'd the Countess de Wintselsheim, in Germany, being the Person known by the Name of the Lady Roxana, in the Time of King Charles II
- Autor
- Defoe, Daniel
- Ilustrador
- Clare Melinsky
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Hardcover (illustrated Boards)
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Condition
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Slipcased
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- The Folio Society
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 2010
- Palabras clave
- BZDB2 Literature, 17th-century, prostitution, trade, morality, sex Literature & Literary; Illustration; 17th century; Clare Melinsky Unbranded Defoe, Daniel Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress, or, A History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Ma
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