illustrated fred mayer (4 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good.

Condizione: Very Good. Illustrated by Fred A Mayer, . (illustratore). Faux red leather with gilt titles; Top edge gilt; 8vo; 8.25 inches tall; 9-485 [advert] [blank] Illustrated with silhouettes by Fred A Meyer. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even age-toning. Modest shelf handling wear. Nana, a novel by the French naturalist author Émile Zola completed in 1880, is the ninth installment in the 20-volume Les Rougon-Macquart series. The story follows Nana Coupeau's transformation from a streetwalker to a celebrated high-class prostitute during the final years of the French Second Empire. Nana, the daughter of a drunkard and a laundress, rises to fame as a sexually magnetic actress, captivating Parisian society and ensnaring men such as the wealthy banker Steiner. She manipulates her allure to gain wealth and gifts, including a country house where she indulges in affairs. However, her seductive power ultimately leads to the downfall of her lovers, particularly Count Muffat, and she herself faces an unexpected twist of fate. [Adapted from Reviews].

Hard Cover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Illustrated by Fred Mayer (photographer) (illustratore). First Edition. 1. Publisher's full white cloth, gilt lettering on spine and cover. Folio. 226 pp. Profusely illustrated with exquisite color photographs by Fred Mayer. This is an unmarked, unread copy. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE. A large and heavy volume. . The volume shows only very slight shelf-wear and has a small, light stain on the bottom edge only, not affecting anything else, otherwise as new. The dust jacket is lightly chipped at the head and heel of the spine, else fine. . Color Photographs. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 226 pp.

First and presumably only edition. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to the upper board and spine. Illustrated with line drawings throughout, mostly by H. Mayer. A better than very good copy, the binding square and firm with minor rubbing and fraying at the spine tips and corners. The contents are entirely complete, clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Scarce. A literary miscellany that includes two interplanetary tales, "What John Smith Saw in the Moon" and "A Message from the Stars". From the library of Martin Stone. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.