Description: Description Title: The Tattooed Countess: A romantic novel with a happy ending Author: Carl Van Vechten Description: Copyright page states ''First, second and third printings before publication / Published, August, 1924''. Purplish-burgundy cloth boards stamped in gilt on spine and front cover. Interior is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket spine faded; top right corner of front panel chipped; not price clipped ($2.50 net); in an archival mylar sleeve. 286 pages. Carl Van Vechten's 1924 novel, set in the year 1897, partially set it the fictional town of Maple Valley, Iowa, wherein a European countess returns to her hometown in the midwest, encountering and shocking the Main Street mentality of its inhabitants. In 1925, it was adapted into the film A Woman of the World, directed by Malcolm St. Clair and starring Pola Negri. Binding: Hardcover Condition: Near Fine Jacket Condition: Very Good Publisher: Alfred A Knopf Place: New York Year: 1924 Keywords: books into film, A Woman of the World, novel, Iowa, Shipping We ship all items within one business day. Domestic orders are shipped via USPS Media Mail. Other shipping options are available to meet your needs.
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Author: Carl Van Vechten
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: books into film
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1924
