The Man of the Mask

Barnes, Arthur Stapylton. The Man of the Mask. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1912. Revised. Octavo. 345 (6)pp. Original green cloth with title blind stamped on cover and gilt lettering on spine. Color frontispiece, Trinity Manor, Jersey. A study in the by-ways of history. A revised edition due to the discovery that the letters of King Charles II to the General of the Jesuits were forgeries. The main thesis of the book – the identification of the ‘Man in the Iron Mask’ – remains unaffected. Binding lightly rubbed around edges. Light foxing at fore-edge. Binding and interior in overall good+ condition. g. Hardcover. (34963) $45