The Sabres of Paradise, Signed by Lesley Blanch
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[Signed] Blanch, Lesley. The Sabres of Paradise. First Edition. 1960. Book is in very good condition; dust jacket is in good plus condition. Inscription reads, “For Millie-For Kendall, With admiration and love and again, very much love. From their friend, the author: Lesley Blanch Gary, Hollywood, 1960.”
The author of the divine Wilder Shores of Love again looks eastward but this time to the Caucasus, telling the story of enigmatic Shamyl the Avar who lead the fight against the invading Russian army in the late Nineteenth Century. It is an enthralling story, told with typical Lesley Blanch flourish, with “eagles [soaring] among the gaunt, titanic mountains” and tigers [roaming] the tropical lowlands.” Signed in the period when Lesley Blanch was married to the Romain Gary, the French Counsel General stationed in Los Angeles.
The author of the divine Wilder Shores of Love again looks eastward but this time to the Caucasus, telling the story of enigmatic Shamyl the Avar who lead the fight against the invading Russian army in the late Nineteenth Century. It is an enthralling story, told with typical Lesley Blanch flourish, with “eagles [soaring] among the gaunt, titanic mountains” and tigers [roaming] the tropical lowlands.” Signed in the period when Lesley Blanch was married to the Romain Gary, the French Counsel General stationed in Los Angeles.
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