The Black Douglas
por S. R. Crockett
- Usado
- Muito Bom
- Capa dura
- Condição
- Muito Bom
- Livreiro
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1899. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A smart illustrated edition of this historical fantasy novel from S. R. Crockett, featured in Macmillan's Colonial Library collection. Macmillan's Colonial Library. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven plates. Collated complete. A historical fantasy novel featuring William Douglas, the "Black Douglas" and Gilles de Retz, "Bluebeard". Set in Scotland and France in the fifteenth century, this work blends history with supernatural elements, and is cited as an influence for J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Written by Samuel Rutherford Crockett, a Scottish novelist. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot or handling mark. Age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the half-title dated 1899. Very Good
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 903T80
- Título
- The Black Douglas
- Autor
- S. R. Crockett
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encadernação
- Cloth
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Muito Bom
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- Macmillan and Co., Limited
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1899
- Dimensão
- 7.5" by 5.5"
- Palavras-chave
- Black Douglas Crockett William Douglas Douglas Bluebeard
Termos da venda
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Sobre o Vendedor
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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