A Daughter of the Marionis, E. Phillips Oppenheim — Reprint Edition

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A Daughter of the Marionis, E. Phillips Oppenheim — Reprint Edition

Name: A Daughter of the Marionis, E. Phillips Oppenheim — Reprint Edition
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Publication: London and Melbourne, Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, n.d. [c. 1931]

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 255.

Condition Report: Near Fine . The original bright red cloth boards are exceptionally well-preserved, featuring sharp, unbumped corners and striking, unoxidised black tooling that remains fresh and vibrant. The binding is remarkably tight and square, showing scarcely any shelf-wear or the typical softening to the spine ends. Internally, the text block is securely bound; the pages exhibit standard, even age-toning typical of the publisher's stock from this period, alongside mild scattered foxing primarily confined to the fore-edge and preliminary leaves. The scarce original dust jacket, featuring cover artwork signed by Abbey, retains excellent colour saturation. It displays some minor rubbing and minor nicks to the extremities, as well as a neat, v-shaped area of loss to the lower edge of the rear panel, but presents beautifully overall within a protective archival sleeve.

Catalogue Note: This is an attractive, early 1930s 'Copyright Novels' reprint of E. Phillips Oppenheim's second novel, originally published in 1895. While Ward, Lock & Co. issued numerous cheap editions of Oppenheim's works during the early twentieth century, they were frequently read to pieces. Surviving copies in such remarkably bright, near-fine condition are uncommonly seen on the open market.

Furthermore, this copy is distinguished by the presence of its original, highly evocative pictorial dust wrapper, featuring striking cover art by the renowned illustrator Abbey (likely Salomon van Abbé or his brother Joseph). The publisher’s advertisements on the rear panel of the jacket list Harry Stephen Keeler’s The Blue Spectacles, which was first published by Ward Lock in 1931, securely dating this printing to the early 1930s. Vintage mystery and adventure fiction from this era, when retaining their original, fragile dust jackets, are increasingly sought-after by collectors.

"The day shall come when you shall kneel at my feet for mercy, and there shall be no mercy..." Such was Count Leonardo de Marioni's oath to the woman who had betrayed him. Years later, after surviving imprisonment, the embittered Count returns to resume his dark scheme of vengeance. However, it falls to his niece, Margharita, a true daughter of the Marionis, to take up the vendetta, only to find herself torn between fierce family loyalty and a blossoming, forbidden love. Set against a picturesque Italian backdrop, this early work by the "Prince of Storytellers," E. Phillips Oppenheim, is a thrilling romance laced with suspense, pride, and the inescapable shadows of a bitter past.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: E. Phillips Oppenheim

Book Publisher: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Crime & Mystery

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Signed: No

Book Pages: 255

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Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Abbey

Book Series: Ward, Lock & Co.'s Copyright Novels

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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