Louis Couperus – ARROGANCE (1930) – Ancient Persia; Xerxes

COUPERUS, Louis [1863-1923] – ARROGANCE; THE CONQUESTS OF XERXES New York – Farrar & Rinehart, Inc. 1^st ed. (with colophon on title verso). (vi), [1]-314. Colour frontis., 57 pictorial chapter headings by Theodore Nadejen. Decorated coloured endpapers. Black cloth lettered in gilt on spine and upper board.

Condition : Contents clean and tight, with many pages unopened. Very god to fine in torn and chipped, but virtually intact, dustwrapper.

About : A novel that explores the themes of power, and ambition, through the story of the Persian king Xerxes. It was originally published in the Netherlands in 1919.