The Dream Detective
by Sax Rohmer
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$281.04A$252.94
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About This Item
London: Jarrolds Publishers , c1930. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A very scarce early edition of this novel by noted British author, Sax Rohmer. Fifteenth thousand. First published in 1920. Undated. Dated, from the advertisements. With twelve pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear of the work. The Dream Detective is a collection of short stories, all of which featuring Rohmer's detective and ghost-breaking hero, Moris Klaw. Rohmer was a good friend of the illustrious escapologist, Harry Houdini, with many of his novels featuring their shared interest in the occult. A scarce early edition of this spooky collection of short stories. In the original red cloth binding. Externally very smart, with slight shelf wear to the extremities. Damp stain to rear board. Ink inscription and blind stamp to front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages age toned due to paper used. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 851K6
- Title
- The Dream Detective
- Author
- Sax Rohmer
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jarrolds Publishers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c1930
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Sax Rohmer Fu Manchu Houdini Fu Manchu
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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