The Sword of Conan, the Hyborean Age
by Howard, Robert E
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
New York; (1952): Gnome Press. First Edition. Octavo. First printing. 251pp., Here we see Conan still a young man, but with his barbarian days on the wane. He is now a man who thrives on danger, reward and romance.. Bound in maroon cloth lettered and decorated in black, endpapers are maps. light rubbing along bottom edge of both boards, and a couple of other very small rub marks, in unclipped dust jacket showing edge wear and chipping, with creasing along bottom edge of front panel and a bit of dampstaining to edge.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022020
- Title
- The Sword of Conan, the Hyborean Age
- Author
- Howard, Robert E
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Gnome Press
- Place of Publication
- New York; (1952)
- Keywords
- First Edition 1st Dust Jacket Conan the Barbarian
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children;
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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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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...