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FOUR ROADS TO DEATH - INSCRIBED
by Appel, Benjamin
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1935. First Edition. Appel's second novel, "the story of an unscrupulous scientist who succeeds in having a search for a lost city and hidden treasure heavily financed, who takes with him his ex-wife in the role of niece, to deflect the attention of one of the men, and who hypnotized the fourth member of the party into suicide. On the return of the expedition, the leader alibis himself with a tale of famine, drought, mutiny and enforced retreat" (Kirkus Review). Scarce inscribed. Hubin, p.11. First Printing. Octavo (19.25cm); orange cloth, with titles stamped in green on spine and front cover; green topstain; dustjacket; [xii],256,[4]pp. Armorial bookplate of William Meckfessel mounted to front pastedown, inscribed to him a few weeks after publication on the front endpaper: "June 12, 1935 / To my friend Bill and hoping you like this as well as Brain Guy, and we're hoping that this will send me to Frisco so we can say hello / Ben Appel." Light wear to extremities, spine gently sunned, with topstain faded, and some scattered foxing to right edge of textblock; a previous owner has written the words "Very Good" in ink above the author's name on the title page; Very Good+. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.00), spine-sunned, with modest shelfwear, some faint foxing, two faint, shallow dampstains, and 1.25cm loss to lower front flap fold; Very Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5622
- Title
- FOUR ROADS TO DEATH - INSCRIBED
- Author
- Appel, Benjamin
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1935
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About the Seller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- First Edition
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Octavo
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
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