The Floating Prison
by Gaston Leroux
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: T. Werner Laurie Ltd., [1920]. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. An early English translation of Gaston Leroux's mystery, the first work in the Cheri Bibi series. This work is the first in the Cheri-Bibi series by Gaston Leroux, featuring a butcher-boy falsely convicted of a crime and sent to prison, where he becomes a fearsome leader.Gaston Leroux (1868-1927) was a French detective writer, best known for his work 'The Phantom of the Opera', later adapted into a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber.Undated; dated from copies on Library Hub.Translated by Hannaford Bennett. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart, with the spine a little faded and bumped to the head and tail. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 763R9
- Title
- The Floating Prison
- Author
- Gaston Leroux
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. Werner Laurie Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1920]
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Gaston Leroux Cheri Bibi Mystery Novels Cheri Bibi
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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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