The wall was now nearly upon a level with my breast. Unsheathing my rapier, I began to grope with it about the recess.

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Overview:

Title: The wall was now nearly upon a level with my breast. Unsheathing my rapier, I began to grope with it about the recess.
Author: Arthur Rackham
Year: 1935
Type: Interior Art

Editions/Publications:

Unknown. The Arthur Rackham Treasury (Unknown, Arthur Rackham, Dover Publications, ISBN-10: 9780486446851, $12.95, x+86 pages, Trade Paperback, Non-fiction)

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