Excerpt: ...roses that were standing in a vase. "Is that all?" "I want to carry them," she said. Chalfont was almost boyishly disappointed. He would like to have pictured her among a riot of color. He had not brought her there with a Machiavelian desire to hear her give her address. He was not that kind of man. "Won't you have some more?" But somehow-what was it in her that did these things to men-Lola could see the inn at Wargrave, its orchard and its smooth lawn with little tables under the trees and the silver stream ...
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Excerpt: ...roses that were standing in a vase. "Is that all?" "I want to carry them," she said. Chalfont was almost boyishly disappointed. He would like to have pictured her among a riot of color. He had not brought her there with a Machiavelian desire to hear her give her address. He was not that kind of man. "Won't you have some more?" But somehow-what was it in her that did these things to men-Lola could see the inn at Wargrave, its orchard and its smooth lawn with little tables under the trees and the silver stream near by, and hear the words, "I love you, Lola; am I good enough--" And she shook her head. "No more," she said. "They're lovely," took them from the man and put them to her lips. Chalfont gave his name and followed her to the street. "Now where?" he asked. Lola held out her hand. "Nowhere else. I'm walking. A thousand thanks. Seven-thirty, the Carlton then." And once more Chalfont saluted, not as though to a company of boy scouts but to a queen. And when he had gone, Lola heaved a great big sigh and put the roses to her heart. If they had come from Chilton Park-if Fallaray had cut them for her-If. PART V I Fallaray had been lunching with George Lytham at his rooms in the Albany. There had been half a dozen of the men who backed Reconstruction to meet him. From one o'clock until three every one of the numerous troubles which affected England had been discussed and argued about, -disarmament, unemployment, the triple alliance, Mesopotamia, Indian unrest, the inevitable Ireland, the German chicanery and the hot-tempered attitude of France in the matter of Ruhr; and, as though with an impish desire to invent new troubles, George Lytham had brought up the subject of Bolshevism in the universities. Every one of the men present had, of course, his own pet solution to these questions, and as usual, argument had run about like a terrier out for a walk, -backwards and forwards and in circles. Finally, ...
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Add this copy of The Rustle of Silk to cart. $9.15, good condition, Sold by Balfour Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sidmouth, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1924 by Hurst & Blackett.
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Good. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall Copy in red cloth on boards with black title on cover and spine. Slight tanning to front and rear end papers. Previous owners inscription on FFE. Clean text.
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Reader copy. Hardcover, Grosset & dunlap, reprinted July 1922, 326 pages, From Private Collector, Not ex-library. illustrated with scenes from the photoplay, a Paramount Picture. NO DJ, pages yellowing, spine cracked; cloth boards have some fading, wear, and tear near bottom of spine.
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FAIR. 5 1/4 X 7 1/2. Illustrated with scenes from the photoplay, A Paramount Picture, covers spotted and bumped, spine browned, bookplate to inside front cover, front hinge cracked, _PAB_
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Add this copy of The Rustle of Silk to cart. $39.00, very good condition, Sold by William L. Horsnell rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Aylesford, NS, CANADA, published 1922 by Little Brown & Co..
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Wright, George. Very Good + in Very Good jacket. 12mo. A solid spine (blue boards with light blue lettering)with very light edge rubbings. The dustjacket (not price clipped) has light edge rubbings. Signed by owner.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
Add this copy of The Rustle of Silk (Photoplay Edition) to cart. $47.00, very good condition, Sold by Dearly Departed Books rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Alliance, OH, UNITED STATES, published 1922 by Grosset & Dunlap.
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VG. First photoplay edition with stills from the Paramount Film. Bound in blue cloth with dark blue lettering. A VG copy, the book has some mild rubbing to the edges and a few small rub spots on the boards. Inside is clean, tight and unmarked. DJ has a shallow chip at the head of the spine & mild rubbing at the folds. An attractive copy.
