James De Mille / Doge Club Or Italy in MDCCCLIX Cecil B DeMille Bookplate 1870

Description: The Doge Club: Or, Italy in MDCCCLIX [Cecil B DeMille Bookplate] Author: De Mille, James Title: The Doge Club: Or, Italy in MDCCCLIX [Cecil B DeMille Bookplate] Publication: New York: Harper & Brothers, 1870 Description: Hardcover. A comic novel by the Canadian novelist James De Mille, with the distinctive bookplate of Cecil B DeMille (not, as far as we know, a relation). John DeMille's novel satirizes the grand tour, and its humorous depiction of Americans abroad was linked by one contemporary reviewer to Twain's 'Innocents Abroad', published the same year.Text in columns with one hundred illustrations promised on the title page. Worn cloth covers, with the cloth splitting along the front joint. Brown endpapers with starting front hinge. Foxing throughout. Cecil B DeMille's bookplate on the verso of the free endpaper, with the bookplate of an earlier owner on the fixed endpaper (Charles W. Gordon), and a pencil inscription on the flyleaf facing DeMille's bookplate ("Charley, from Aunt Mollie, Christmas 1870, 15 years old). [ii], 133, [i]pp. June 1870 publisher's advertisements, 8 pages. 9.5 x 6.25" Good. Seller ID: 2024-Q250 Subject: Film and Theater, Humor, Travel B Street Books, ABAA/ILAB We buy and sell used, rare, collectible, and antiquarian books and are conveniently located in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area peninsula. We are San Mateo's only used bookstore and have served the Peninsula for over 10 years. Terms All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 188 USD

Location: San Mateo, California

End Time: 2024-09-24T22:40:16.000Z

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