The stone dwelling of Senator Cyrus C. Todd, usually as indistinguishable from its neighbors as is one piano key from another, presented at nine o'clock on this night of November third, nineteen hundred and three, a claim to individuality in the excess of light pouring from every window, from the perpendicular wink of every opening door (opened but to close again as quickly); oozing, it would seem, from the very pores of the pale facade, thereby giving to the great flat rectangle of the house a phosphorescent value that set ...
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The stone dwelling of Senator Cyrus C. Todd, usually as indistinguishable from its neighbors as is one piano key from another, presented at nine o'clock on this night of November third, nineteen hundred and three, a claim to individuality in the excess of light pouring from every window, from the perpendicular wink of every opening door (opened but to close again as quickly); oozing, it would seem, from the very pores of the pale facade, thereby giving to the great flat rectangle of the house a phosphorescent value that set it six feet out into the night. The upper windows shone more brilliantly than those below. A roller shade had been carelessly left high. Through the film of chamber curtains heads could be seen passing. Once, there was the outflung gesture of a slim, bare arm. Everything bespoke approaching festivity. At this brightest window a silhouette suddenly appeared, sharp, dark, complete. It was that of a Japanese girl with wonderfully looped and curved coiffure, shoulders that sloped tenderly, and a small, straight throat. Just at this moment, on the shadowed entrance-steps below, answering silhouettes began noiselessly to climb. These were men with thin black legs, and strange burdens, black like themselves. They showed angles as of gnarled roots; one, the great curved body of a gigantic spider. The front door, opening instantly to a ring, disclosed them merely as musicians, -Signor Marcellini of Milan and his colleagues, -bearing basso, cello, and flutes, secure in swart cases.
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Very Good. 1906. Hardcover. 431pp. First edition. Bound in original cloth with title in gilt on spine and gilt motifed front board. Firm binding, general wear to boards with sunned spine and margins.....We ship daily from our warehouse.
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Very Good. No Jacket. Size: 12mo-over 6¾-7¾; Type: Book A great novel from yester-year. Blue covers with silver lettering on front cover and gilt lettering on spine. Owners name on first blank page and owners inscription on second page. 431 pages. Authors name and inscription on first title page. Light edge wear. The book is in excellent readable condition. There are some small red astericks on a few pages.
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Good. tight copy, clean on inside, some wear and light soiling to cover and page edges, name on inside. Green/blue cloth over boards, sewn binding, 431 pgs., illustration. Audience: General/trade Published May, 1905.
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Very Good. Later. Very good Book spine darkened, spine ends, corners and cover lightly rubbed, bumped corners, top foredge soiled. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
