The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas

Dean & Son Ltd., London c1960s

Cornelius von Baerle, a respectable tulip-grower, lives only to cultivate the elusive black tulip and win a magnificent prize for its creation. But after his powerful godfather is assassinated, the unwitting Cornelius becomes caught up in deadly political intrigue and is falsely accused of high treason by a bitter rival. Condemned to life imprisonment, his only comfort is Rosa, the jailer's beautiful daughter, and together they concoct a plan to grow the black tulip in secret. Dumas' last major historical novel is a tale of romantic love, jealousy and obsession, interweaving historical events surrounding the brutal murders of two Dutch statesman in 1672 with the phenomenon of tulipomania that gripped seventeenth-century Holland.

Condition:  Minor scattered marks to pictorial cover, crossed out previous owner's details inside.  Crisp tanned pages with minor creasing, scattered dark spots along outside edge of back cover (pic).  Binding firm.  Intact in good readable condition as per photos.

Small Hardcover edition

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