Time and the Gods
by Lord Dunsany
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Woodstock, New York, United States
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About This Item
London & NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1922. Number 229 of an edition of 250 copies, signed by Lord Dunsany and each plate signed by the illustrator, Sidney H. Sime. Top edge gilt; other edges uncut. Vellum very slightly soiled. In a cardboard slipcase, made by a previous owner.. Limited Edition. Original Vellum-backed Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Sidney H. Sime.
Synopsis
Time and the Gods is the second book by Irish fantasy writer Lord Dunsany, considered a major influence on the work of J. R. R. Tolkien, H. P. Lovecraft, Ursula K. Le Guin and others. The book was first published in hardcover by William Heinemann in September, 1906, and has been reprinted a number of times since. It was issued by the Modern Library in an unauthorised combined edition with The Book of Wonder under the latter's title in 1918.
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Details
- Bookseller
- By Books Alone (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003775
- Title
- Time and the Gods
- Author
- Lord Dunsany
- Illustrator
- Sidney H. Sime
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- London & NY
- Date Published
- 1922
- Bookseller catalogs
- List12;
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Glossary
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...