The Prisoner in the Mask
by Dennis Wheatley
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson, 1957 . First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. The first edition of this historical espionage novel from Dennis Wheatley, best-selling author of the mid twentieth century. A first edition, first impression of this historical crime novel from Dennis Wheatley, in the publisher's original illustrated boards, and price unclipped pictorial dust wrapper.Detailing ten years in the life of Wheatley's popular and recurring Duke de Richleau character, and set in the Paris of the 1890s, the dust wrapper describes this novel as a 'most thrilling, romantic and gay story', following the uncovering of a conspiracy to restore the French monarchy.The work of popular twentieth century writer of thrillers and occult mysteries, Dennis Wheatley, perhaps best known for 'The Devil Rides Out', a novel also featuring de Richleau. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, exceptionally bright, with a touch of shelf wear to back strip tail. Light discolouration to dust wrapper back strip, with minor edge wear to back strip head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 805F32
- Title
- The Prisoner in the Mask
- Author
- Dennis Wheatley
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Duke De Richleau devil rides out second seal thriller devil rides out
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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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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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.