THE DAY THE WORLD ENDED ..
by Rohmer, Sax (pseudonym of Arthur S. Ward)
- Used
- Condition
- A very good copy in a good price clipped pictorial dust jacket (designed by Bobri) with a small abrasion to the upper front pane
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Garden City: Published for The Crime Club by Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1930. Later printing. A very good copy in a good price clipped pictorial dust jacket (designed by Bobri) with a small abrasion to the upper front panel, slight loss at corner tips, chips and loss at spine ends, and mild age darkening to spine and rear panel. (30805). Octavo, pp. [1-2] [i-iv] v-vi [vii-viii] [1] 2-306 [307: ad] [308-310: blank] [note: first and last leaves are blanks], original decorated black cloth, front and spine panels stamped in orange, top edge stained red, decorated red endpapers. "A mad scientist threatens to destroy the world." - Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 58. Third Gaston Max novel. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 1910. Bleiler (1978), p. 169. Reginald 12369. Day, p. 6.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30805
- Title
- THE DAY THE WORLD ENDED ..
- Author
- Rohmer, Sax (pseudonym of Arthur S. Ward)
- Book Condition
- Used - A very good copy in a good price clipped pictorial dust jacket (designed by Bobri) with a small abrasion to the upper front pane
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later printing
- Publisher
- Published for The Crime Club by Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- Mystery . SF
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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