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At the Mountains of Madness & Other Novels
by H. P. Lovecraft
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Tomball, Texas, United States
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About This Item
First Edition/Stated Third Printing (Stated on front flap and on page 433); A Very Good book in a Very Good dust jacket. A handsome copy of this Lovecraft classic, with a reported print run of approximately 3000 copies. This copy is in very good condition with a square, tight binding, bright gold lettering over black boards, and clean pages throughout; the book does show some mild spotting and staining, particularly to the top exterior text block, else near fine or better. Housed in a crisp and bright very good or better dust jacket that shows some light rubbing and chipping to the spine ends and corners, a small stain to the back panel, and very mild sunning to the spine (this title usually shows advanced sunning to the spine). Overall, a highly presentable and collectible copy of this uncommon title; Not remaindered, not price clipped ($6.50 intact), not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship in a sturdy box.
Synopsis
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels is a collection of stories by American author H. P. Lovecraft. It was originally published in 1964 by Arkham House in edition of 3,552 copies. The collection was revised in 1986 by S.T. Joshi replacing the introduction by August Derleth for one by Joshi and another by James Turner. It was published in an edition of 3,990 copies.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2632
- Title
- At the Mountains of Madness & Other Novels
- Author
- H. P. Lovecraft
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Arkham House
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1971
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- First Edition, Hardcover, Horror
- Bookseller catalogs
- Horror;
Terms of Sale
Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
Bryan H. Young D.V.M.dba Grayshelf Books, 19111 Desert Eagle Dr., Tomball, Tx 77377Email - bhydvm@gmail.comWe accept payment by Paypal, Visa, Mastercard, checks, or money orders.Texas residents please add 8% sales tax.We guarantee all books to be as described.Additional scans of books will be provided upon request.
30 day full money back guarantee to include shipping costs if an item arrives damaged or not as described in listing.
About the Seller
Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Tomball, Texas
About Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
Grayshelf Books is an online collectors library originating out of the love of collecting rare books. We specialize, but are not limited to, modern first editions from the 20th and 21st century. We also maintain inventory of rare works in the Science Fiction and Horror genres. We guarantee all of our books in regards to condition stated on the listings and all books are protected in mylar covers and shipped with the utmost care in sturdy boxes. Thanks for viewing our listings!
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
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