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THE PURSUIT OF THE HOUSE BOAT
by Bangs, John Kendrick
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Surprise, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1897. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 12mo. First issue, with 7 titles on page 208. Illustrated by Peter Newell and dedicated to Conan Doyle. 204pp.(4)pp. ads at rear. Being some further account of the divers doings of the associated shades, under the leadership of Sherlock Holmes, Esq. Bound in tan pictorial cloth lettered in black and gilt. A fine, fresh copy. Very Nice. BAL 731.
Synopsis
Pursuit of the House-Boat (sometimes called In Pursuit of the House-Boat or The Pursuit of the House-Boat) is an 1897 novel by John Kendrick Bangs, and the second one to feature his Associated Shades take on Hell.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3588
- Title
- THE PURSUIT OF THE HOUSE BOAT
- Author
- Bangs, John Kendrick
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1897
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
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Surprise, Arizona
About Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
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- Fine
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- 12mo
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- Jacket
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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...
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- 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...
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