The Hill of Dreams.
by MACHEN, Arthur
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
E. Grant Richards, London. 1907. First edition, first issue. E. Grant Richards. 1907. Brown buckram, gilt type to spine and upper board. Frontis. by S.H. Sime with tissue guard. Issue points as follows: Brown buckram binding; no catalogue at rear; list of author's works to page [311]. Boards are partially sunned and cloth is split at spine to lower joint and frayed and a little split at upper joint. Inner hinge sl. exposed; 1910 inscription to front pastedown. Some foxing mostly to pre-lims (none to frontis.) and margins of text.
Synopsis
The Hill of Dreams is a semi-autobiographical novel by Arthur Machen.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Addyman Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 93311
- Title
- The Hill of Dreams.
- Author
- MACHEN, Arthur
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- E. Grant Richards, London. 1907
- Keywords
- HORROR
- Bookseller catalogs
- HORROR;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Addyman Books
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About Addyman Books
Addyman Books is based in Hay-on-Wye, the book capital of the world, with almost 30 bookshops in the town, nestled in the Black Mountains of Wales. We have been established since 1986 and have three shops, Addyman Books, Addyman Annexe and Murder & Mayhem. Large general stock. Murder & Mayhem specialises in Detective Fiction, True Crime and Horror.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- SL.
- slight
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...