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Night Creatures
by Quinn, Seabury
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 1553100549
- ISBN 13
- 9781553100546
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Ash Tree Press, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Quinn, Seabury : Night Creatures. Ashcroft (BC, CAN) : Ash-Tree Press, 2003. First edition; limited edition of 600 copies. Introduction by Peter Ruber and Joseph Wrzos. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.75"/23cm h. Bound in publisher's red cloth, gilt lettering imprinted to spine. Color glossy dj features art of Keith Minnion. Red endpapers with subtly patterned "Ash-Tree Press" repeated throughout. Xiv pp prelim material, 245 numbered pp, plus nine w/o numbers following, including sources, colophon and (helpfully), a four page list of Ash-Tree Press "Titles Published" 1994-2003, including forthcoming titles. 11 stories, all originally published in 'Weird Tales' between 1923 and 1947. Condition notes: A clean, tight, unmarked, square copy with light wear to dj and boards. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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- Bookseller
- Furrowed Brow Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 221012002
- Title
- Night Creatures
- Author
- Quinn, Seabury
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1553100549
- ISBN 13
- 9781553100546
- Publisher
- Ash Tree Press
- Place of Publication
- Ashcroft:
- Date Published
- 2003
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Furrowed Brow Books' goal is to offer an eclectic selection, while providing specialty offerings in Eastern Orthodoxy and Byzantine civilization, theology, Christian mysticism, science fiction/fantasy (Inklings emphasis), and military history.
We're happy to discuss making an offer on a collection in one of our specialty areas.
Dealer discount of 20%; we simply ask that you reciprocate with a discount of 20%.
Thanks for stopping by!
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