The Elusive Four
by Le Queux, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Cassell and Company Limited, 1930. Second printing of the "Cheap Edition," hardcover, 252 pages. A VG+ or better copy in original gilt lettered and decorated black cloth, hinges and binding firm and tight, no tears, no stains, overall a lovely bright, unworn copy. A volume in the "Cassell's Shilling Novels" series, which are usually found with cracked hinges, however this copy does not have any cracking or splitting at the hinges. In a VG+ dustjacket which has a few short edge tears but no paper missing. The jacket's colour front panel illustration by Philip Simmonds shows a startled woman reading a mysterious note, the text of which is illustrated next to her (looks nice under a clear mylar protective cover). Printed price of "1/- net" (one shilling) on the jacket spine. A scarce book in a devilishly scarce dustjacket -- and both book and jacket are in even scarcer, superior, condition.. Illus. by Philip Simmonds (dustjacket).
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Details
- Bookseller
- NEXUS BOOKS
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7059
- Title
- The Elusive Four
- Author
- Le Queux, William
- Illustrator
- Philip Simmonds (dustjacket)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell and Company Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- Rare Dustjackets, Dustwrappers, Dustcovers, Jackets
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery, Detective, Thriller, Suspense & Western;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
NEXUS BOOKS
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Vancouver, British Columbia
About NEXUS BOOKS
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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