Wolves of the Sea (The Floating Prison)
by Leroux, Gaston
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Northfield, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Macaulay, 1923. The first novel featuring Cheri Bibi, accused of a crime he did not commit. First U.S. edition, published in England as "The Floating Prison," following the original 1913 French publication "Premiere Adventures de Cheri-Bibi." Green boards bumped and rubbed with wear at the corners and spine ends. Spine slightly cocked and darkened, what appears to be a small cigarette burn to the lower front board, no smoke smell to the book.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Peck, H. J. (Frontispiece).
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Details
- Bookseller
- MLC Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 190176
- Title
- Wolves of the Sea (The Floating Prison)
- Author
- Leroux, Gaston
- Illustrator
- Peck, H. J. (Frontispiece)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Macaulay
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1923
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery/Suspense/Thriller;
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About the Seller
MLC Books
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Northfield, Minnesota
About MLC Books
MLC Books has been selling online since 2006, with a heavy emphasis on vintage and collectible crime fiction, other fiction, and books related to Minnesota. A diverse general stock available as well.
Glossary
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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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...