The Virgin Blue - SIGNED AND DATED FIRST PRINTING
Chevalier, Tracy
ISBN 10: 0140265023 ISBN 13: 9780140265026
Published by Penguin Books, London, 1997
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Very good first printing of the author's first book. Two very light blind creases to the front panel and one closed chip to top lead corner of the rear panel. Otherwise a tight, crisp copy. Signed and dated by the author to the title page 'Tracy Chevalier 28 May 2016'. Very scarce as a signed first printing. Seller Inventory # 009179
Synopsis:
This is the story of Isabel and the persecution of the Huguenots and also the story of Ella, a young American who moves to rural France and becomes obsessed with the colour blue and by the genealogy of her family. The two strands of the novel meet as Ella discovers the truth about Isabel's fate.
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"Tracy Chevalier's first novel is a triumph. Excellent."
"A beautifully crafted story shot with vivid colors."
"Such an achievement for a serious writer that you feel it deserves an award."
"A vibrant, sumptuous novel...triumphant...A beautifully written tale that mirrors the elegance of the painting that inspired it."
"Entirely successful: distinct, inhabited, vivid, and real."
"A beautifully crafted story shot with vivid colors." --The Times (London)
"Such an achievement for a serious writer that you feel it deserves an award." --The Independent (London)
A beautifully crafted story shot with vivid colors. The Times (London)
Such an achievement for a serious writer that you feel it deserves an award. The Independent (London)
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Title: The Virgin Blue - SIGNED AND DATED FIRST ...
Publisher: Penguin Books, London
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
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The Virgin Blue
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ISBN 10: 0140265023
ISBN 13: 9780140265026
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Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition - a paperback original. Signed by author without inscription on title page. An excellent copy. 1997 Trade Paperback. 255, [7] pp. Author's first novel. "Meet Ella Turner and Isabelle du Moulin--two women born centuries apart, yet bound by a fateful family legacy. When Ella and her husband move to a small town in France, Ella hopes to brush up on her French, qualify to practice as a midwife, and start a family of her own. Village life turns out to be less idyllic than she expected, however, and a peculiar dream of the color blue propels her on a quest to uncover her family's French ancestry. As the novel unfolds--alternating between Ella's story and that of Isabelle du Moulin four hundred years earlier--a common thread emerges that unexpectedly links the two women. Part detective story, part historical fiction, The Virgin Blue is a novel of passion and intrigue that compels readers to the very last page. Signed by author. Seller Inventory # 2348625
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The Virgin Blue *SIGNED*
Published by
Penguin, 1997
ISBN 10: 0140265023
ISBN 13: 9780140265026
Used
Soft cover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Westmoor Books, Bedale, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition - a paperback original. Inscribed & Signed by author o a laid in promotional card for he book. 1997 Trade Paperback. 255, [7] pp. Author's first novel. "Meet Ella Turner and Isabelle du Moulin--two women born centuries apart, yet bound by a fateful family legacy. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 007846
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