The Sheriff of Dyke Hole
by Ridgwell Cullum
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Chapman and Hall Ltd, 1913. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A very scarce fiction work by Ridgwell Cullum about a mining camp. A later edition. First published in 1909. In the publisher's original cloth. A very scarce work. This work was written by British writer Ridgwell Cullum and tells the story of a mining camp and its Sherriff. Cullum often wrote adventure novels set in USA and Canada, having spent some time there on a cattle range and joining the gold rush in the Yukon in Canada. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally generally smart with fading to the spine, bumping to the extremities, marks to the boards, a lean and a closed tear to the rear joint with joint starting. Offsetting to the endpapers. Front hinge starting after the contents page. Internally, binding tender in places with cords showing. Pages generally bright with spotting to the front and rear and the odd spot throughout. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 901Z2
- Title
- The Sheriff of Dyke Hole
- Author
- Ridgwell Cullum
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1913
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Mining Ridgewell Cullum Fiction Very scarce Ridgewell Cullum
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....