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— Marcel Proust
The Blanket of the Dark.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1931. [Historical Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.314; [6], advertisements. Double-page map bound at rear. Elegantly hand-bound in half green crushed morocco by Bayntun Riviere, with traditional raised bands to spine, gilt tooling, green buckram-covered sides, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Elegantly hand-bound in half green crushed morocco by Bayntun Riviere, with traditional raised bands to spine, gilt tooling, green buckram-covered sides, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. A treacherous historical adventure novel set in the dark days of Tudor England. The action takes place in the Cotswolds and Welsh borders. Item #74336
Blanchard. The First Editions of John Buchan, A91.
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