The Cortenay Treasure Percival Christopher Wren 1st American ed. 1936 HBk VG

Description: The Cortenay Treasure By Percival Christopher Wren Houghton Mifflin Company, The Riverside Press Cambridge, Mass. 1936 Published at the same time in England by John Murray under the title Bubble Reputation. [4], 296 p.; 19.5 cm. (7.5 inches). Bluish-green cloth over spine and boards, with black-printed spine and front-cover titles. No dust jacket. Deckled fore-edges. Previous owner wrote date and price for which he paid for the book almost 30 years ago on the front fixed endpaper. First American Edition "Old Mr. Mompett was in a bad way. The doctor told Mrs. Mompett so quite plainly, and Mrs. Mompett, who had a poor opinion of Mr. Mompett, told him so every more plainly. And Something Else told him so most plainly of all. 'It's me chubes,' he said. 'Though what chubes has to do with a broken leg, I don't know.' And indeed the connection between bronchial tubes and the femur bone of the thigh is perhaps far to seek. On the other hand, there undoubtedly is a connection between alcoholism and a morbid condition of the lungs, and Mr. Mompett had a very fine taste indeed in old port, ancient brandy, good whisky, and indeed any other form of liquor that came under the heading of what he termed 'good stuff'" [opening lines of the book] Percival Christopher Wren (1875-1941), London-born novelist, graduated from West Kent School and then,as a non-collegiate student at Oxford, he obtained a B.A. in 1898. In 1903 he joined the Indian educational service and from that year until 1917 held several administrative positions in India. From December 1914 to October 1915 he served in the Poona Volunteer Rifles as a Captain, although from February to October 1915 was on sick leave. Allegedly, he then joined the French Foreign Legion at the age of 42 for a five-year tour, but most likely he met numerous legionnaires while he traveled in Algeria and Morocco and also did extensive research on the Legion. There is no firm evidence that he ever served in the Legion. On his return to England he concentrated on writing. A prolific author with more than 40 books published, he is perhaps best known for Beau Geste, which was immortalized by Paramount Films in 1939 when William A. Wellman directed an All-Star cast that included Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston, Brian Donlevy, Susan Hayward, J. Carrol Naish, Albert Dekker, and Broderick Crawford in one of the great Hollywood adventure films. Book is in Very Good Condition: as noted, former owner wrote date and price for which he purchased the book on front fixed endpaper; otherwise, all pages are clean, tight, and unmarked; about five leaves with upper right-corner crease, not impacting the text. Spine sunned. Nice copy of a rare book! Copyright 2022 All text in this listing description is the sole property of Classic Books and Ephemera and may not be copied without permission from Classic Books and Ephemera. SHIPPING and HANDLING: The purchaser receives free media mail in the U.S. We ship all books in boxes, well protected, within 24 hours of the order (Monday - Saturday), always with tracking. We ship pamphlets, documents, broadsides, and booklets in rigid mailers, bagged and boarded, with added stiffener for protection, always with tracking and, where they are of light weight, the order is sent free within the U.S. by First Class mail We have been selling books and ephemera for about 17 years to satisfied customers on various venues, so buy with confidence. For international shipping costs see Ebay's Shipping and Handling section below (click on the country and then click Update for cost to a specific country). For expedited domestic or international shipping prices, please contact us. BUYERS OF MULTIPLE ITEMS RECEIVE FREE SHIPPING IN THE U.S., FIRST CLASS OR MEDIA MAIL, DEPENDING ON WEIGHT. Payment Methods: Paypal is preferred, but not required. Ebay is also collecting state taxes where appropriate and will be paying those state taxes rather than the sellers. Guarantee: We guarantee that the book is as described or we will return the buyer's money, if we are notified by email within 24 hours of receipt of the book. ALSO SEE ON EBAY OUR FINE SELECTION OF BOOKS, PAMPHLETS AND EPHEMERA IN OUR STORE, CLASSIC BOOKS AND EPHEMERA; CLICK ON THIS LINK: We use the condition terms established by AB Bookman's Weekly and now slightly refined by IOBA: As New/Fine, Near Fine(minor defects), Very Good (small signs of wear), Good (average used book), Fair (complete text, but may lack endpapers, half-title), Poor (complete text but soiled, loose hinges, etc.) For an explanation of terms commonly used in book descriptions, contact us.

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