The Triumphs of Eugene Valmont
by Barr, Robert
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London & Glasgow: Collins Clear Type Press, 1910. Born in Canada, Robert Barr (1850-1912) moved to London in 1881 and established himself as a popular mystery writer. This is a Very Good copy of one of his best works, a Queen's Quorum selection. [Hubin, p.24], with an elegant sleuth intended as an ironic parody of Sherlock Holmes. First published in 1906, the First Edition is scarce, as is this - a part of the "Collins' 7d net Modern Fiction." series. This is probably the first illustrated edition. Very Good condition. Red cloth binding , with the title blind-stamped on the front cover; titling on the spine in black. Clean text; with a two-page publisher catalog following the title page; then 302 pages. Text is lightly toned, spine darkened a bit, and rubbing to the foot of the spine. Collins notes that "Each volume has an attractive coloured wrapper." Sadly, there is no dustwrapper; in an archival plastic protector.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005668
- Title
- The Triumphs of Eugene Valmont
- Author
- Barr, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Collins Clear Type Press
- Place of Publication
- London & Glasgow
- Date Published
- 1910
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Early Mysteries;
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
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- 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.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...