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The Unearthly (First Edition)
by Hichens, Robert [Smythe]
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Cosmopolitan, 1926. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Blue cloth over boards, title stamped in blue onto upper board and spine, 12mo (7-3/8 inches tall), pp. 520. Volume with light edge bumps and old price in pencil ffep. Price-intact DJ is rubbed with edge wear, chips to spine ends and corners, small tape repairs verso with soil to spine panel. A young woman travels through Europe "...blunting her weapons of sex against the serenity of the mysterious Kharkoff." Credited DJ artwork by "T.N.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Harropian Books, IOBA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1525
- Title
- The Unearthly (First Edition)
- Author
- Hichens, Robert [Smythe]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Cosmopolitan
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1926
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions;
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About the Seller
Harropian Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Nelson, British Columbia
About Harropian Books, IOBA
Harropian Books is an online bookseller offering a diverse selection of antiquarian, collectible, rare and out of print items. Our focus is on the interesting & unusual, covering all fields. ***** We are a member of the IOBA (Independent Online Booksellers Association) and have attended the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (2011), Rare Book School in Virginia (2014 - Developing Collections ; 2016 - The History of Printed Book Illustration in the West), London Rare Book School (2021 - The History of Maps and Mapping) and Gwain Weaver Art Conservation (2019 - Care and Identification of Photographs).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
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