Scarce with the wrapper
Kayser, Jacques ~ The Dreyfus Affair : With The Scarce Wrapper And Also Loosely Laid In Is An Original Article From the 1901 Strand Magazine – ‘Captain Alfred Dreyfus : My Life On Devil’s Island’
Heinemann, London : 1931
The First UK printing published by Heinemann in 1931. The BOOK is in near FINE condition. A little pushing to the upper spine and mild offsetting to the end papers. Top stain still present but lightly faded. A few minor superficial scratches to the upper text block. Free from inscriptions and erasures. The WRAPPER is complete and is in near FINE condition. It is protected in a removable archival Brodart cover. The spine is a little toned and has minor edge wear to the tips. Very scarce with the original wrapper. 'The author, a nephew of Colonel Dreyfus, tells the whole truth about the most dramatic military persecution in modern history'. The basis for Robert Harris novel 'An Officer and a Spy'. Loosely laid in is an uncommon 9 page original unbound article taken from 'The Strand Magazine', 1901. The article is titled 'My Life on Devil's Island' by Captain Alfred Dreyfus. Collectible with such attributes.
BINDING: Hardcover
CONDITION: Near Fine
JACKET: Near Fine
£375