The Fire-Eater
by WILSON, JAMES
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: John Anderson, Jun. Edinburgh, and Simpkin & Marshall, 1823. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Pp. xi, 368. 17.5cm. First Edition. Rebound in modern half leather over marbled boards. Red leather title label to spine lettered in gilt. Five raised bands and six compartments with devices in gilt. A few pages have been cleaned. A very good, near fine copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1100
- Title
- The Fire-Eater
- Author
- WILSON, JAMES
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- John Anderson, Jun. Edinburgh, and Simpkin & Marshall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1823
- Keywords
- Speculative fiction - science fiction, fantasy, horror, weird fiction, supernatural
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Marbled boards
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- 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...
- 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....
- First Edition
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