Boisgobey, Fortuné du. The High Roller; or, Plunging and Honeyfugling on the Race-Track: A Sporting Romance. Paris, E. Plon, Nourrit et Cie, imprimeurs-éditeurs, s.a.
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- CAVAFY LIBRARY
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18.5 x 12 cm; 6 s.p. + 324 p. + [8] appendix p. + 4 appendix p. + 2 s.p., l. 1 bookplate CPC on recto, l. 2 half-title page and year “1899” marked with pencil on recto, printed note about copyrights and typographical data on verso, l. 3 title page and typographic ornament on recto, p. [324] colophon. Two appendixes with advertisements follow on p. 1-[8] and p. [1-4]. Titles of the publishing house and typographical data on the back cover.
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Boisgobey, Fortuné du. Scènes de la vie sportive. Le plongeur. Paris, E. Plon, Nourrit et Cie, imprimeurs-éditeurs, s.a. [The High Roller; or, Plunging and Honeyfugling on the Race-Track: A Sporting Romance]. Book, GR-OF CA CL.8.41, Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Library. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.03.2026. https://doi.org/10.26256/8.41.
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