Yellow Men Sleep
by Jeremy Lane
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The Century Co., 1919. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None stated. The first edition of this lost world novel by Jeremy Lane. The first edition. Illustrated with a full colour frontispiece.In the publisher's original cloth. This novel was written by American writer Jeremy Lane and tells the story of a secret Service agent who discovers an ancient civilisation while searching for the source of a drug in the Gobi Desert. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally smart with fading, predominantly to the spine, marks and bumping to the extremities resulting in very small closed tears to the cloth to the tail of the spine. Past owner's name in ink to the front pastedown. Rear hinge starting with light age toning to the endpapers. Front hinge starting after blanks. Internally generally firmly bound with the odd page starting. Pages very lightly age toned to the extremities with the odd spot. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 893Z22
- Title
- Yellow Men Sleep
- Author
- Jeremy Lane
- Illustrator
- None stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Century Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1919
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- First edition Illustrated Jeremy Lane Fiction Illustrated Lost World
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Tail
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine
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