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Mr. Fairlie's Final Journey
by Derleth, August
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Sauk City, WI: Mycroft and Moran, 1968. Limited Edition. Octavo. 131 pages. Jaffrey #110 states only 3493 copies printed. Colophon states 3500. An investigation into the death of Jonas Fairlie who was murdered while on a trip to consult Solar Pons. In order to solve the mystery, Pons and Parker travel to Scotland and to a remote area on the coast of Wales. Jaffrey notes: "This book was the climax, if not the best, of the Solar Pons pastiches. Derleth wrote and published the only novel length adventure about Solar Pons. A fine copy bound in black cloth, spine lettering gilt, in near fine pictorial dust jacket lettered and decorated in red and black by Frank Utpatel, spine lettering black, some toning to spine. A lovely copy.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031470
- Title
- Mr. Fairlie's Final Journey
- Author
- Derleth, August
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Mycroft and Moran
- Place of Publication
- Sauk City, WI
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- Solar Pons
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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