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Mauve cloth boards with black lettering. Damp staining on rear cover. Interior is clean and unmarked, pages crisp. Dust jacket has some large closed tears on rear panel; soiling on spine and rear panel; shows general edgewear; in a new clear archival sleeve. 293 pages. 7.4 x 4.75 inches. Scarce. The title page indicates that the publisher is Manhattanville Press and the spine is stamped Willey Book Co. Late work by the Catholic novelist, essayist, and managing editor of the Catholic Encyclopedia, Conde Benoist Pallen (1858-1929). In this novel, a twentieth century king doesn't want to be king. Royalty, to him, is bondage. He believes kingship is out of date; he has a democratic nature. He seeks to escape from the coil that wraps around him and wants to give a Republic to his people.

8vo., 293pp. Beautiful First Edition of this scarce mystery. Bound in publisher's original navy cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine and front board. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear, toning or foxing. Perhaps a hint of bumping to spine ends. Remarkably well-preserved . Very attractive dust-jacket is complete but has a chip to the front fold and horizontal creases and closed tears to the bottom front panel and bottom front hinge. Else a solid VG. Stiff quite fresh and bright and difficult to find in any condition. A gorgeous collectable copy of an uncommon title. (Hubin, p.309).

8vo., 293pp. Beautiful First Edition of this scarce mystery. Bound in publisher's original navy cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine and front board. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear, toning or foxing. Perhaps a hint of bumping to spine ends. Remarkably well-preserved. Very attractive dust-jacket is complete but has a chip to the front fold and horizontal creases and closed tears to the bottom front panel and bottom front hinge. Else a solid VG. Stiff quite fresh and bright and difficult to find in any condition. A gorgeous collectable copy of an uncommon title. (Hubin, p.309).

Mauve cloth boards with black lettering. Damp staining on rear cover. Interior is clean and unmarked, pages crisp. Dust jacket has some large closed tears on rear panel; soiling on spine and rear panel; shows general edgewear; in a new clear archival sleeve. 293 pages. 7.4 x 4.75 inches. Scarce. The title page indicates that the publisher is Manhattanville Press and the spine is stamped Willey Book Co. Late work by the Catholic novelist, essayist, and managing editor of the Catholic Encyclopedia, Conde Benoist Pallen (1858-1929). In this novel, a twentieth century king doesn't want to be king. Royalty, to him, is bondage. He believes kingship is out of date; he has a democratic nature. He seeks to escape from the coil that wraps around him and wants to give a Republic to his people.

8vo., 293pp. Beautiful First Edition of this scarce mystery. Bound in publisher's original navy cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine and front board. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear, toning or foxing. Perhaps a hint of bumping to spine ends. Remarkably well-preserved. Very attractive dust-jacket is complete but has a chip to the front fold and horizontal creases and closed tears to the bottom front panel and bottom front hinge. Else a solid VG. Stiff quite fresh and bright and difficult to find in any condition. A gorgeous collectable copy of an uncommon title. (Hubin, p.309).