Description: A Crime of Passionby Stanley Loomis Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Company, 1967 First Edition (stated) Hardcover; 301 pages. Near fine in near fine, unclipped ($5.95) dust jacket. Previous owner's name/date to front end paper. Pages clean & unmarked. Binding firm. Slight slant to spine. Covers clean with bright gilt titles on spine & decoration on front; very light rubbing at tips of corners & ends of spine. Dust jacket has mild rubbing & wear to top front corner & head of spine; some small stress creases along front flap fold. DJ comes protected by new, archival cover. From Kirkus Review: "A vivid reconstruction of a world-famous tragedy, the savage murder of Fanny Sebastiani, Duchesse de Prastin, by her husband, the 5th Duc, in Paris in 1847...In this book [Stanley Loomis], working from ""the litter of the murder"" (documents, letters, bloodstained garments, weapons) held until 1947 in the National Archives in Paris, presents a factual account of a blazing scandal that helped topple the monarchy of Louis-Philippe." An attractive and desirable copy of the first American edition. Scarce, especially in dust jacket in this condition. Ships well-packed in a box.
Price: 125 USD
Location: Harrisonburg, Virginia
End Time: 2025-01-28T18:30:34.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.75 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Year Printed: 1967
Topic: France; True Crime
Binding: Hardcover
Author: Stanley Loomis
Subject: History
Language: English
Publisher: J. B. Lippincott & Co.
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
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