THE UNSPEAKABLE GENTLEMAN

Marquand, J.P.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. The author's first novel, a masterful blend of historical fiction and sharp satire. Best known for his Mr. Moto spy stories, Marquand (1893-1960) was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Late George Apley (1937). Octavo: [vi], 265 pp. with a frontispiece by A.I. Keller. Original blue cloth binding, with black-stamped titles. Tiny period bookseller's ticket to the rear pastedown. Faint dust spotting to the top edge. In the scarce dust jacket, which is moderately edgeworn and toned; else very good. Very good / Very good. Item #78895

Price: $250.00