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Great Ghost Stories of the World: The Haunted Omnibus
por Laing, Alexander (Editor); Ward, Lynd (Illustrator)
- Usado
- Muito Bom
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Muito Bom/Good+
- Livreiro
-
La Mesa, California, United States
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
Blue Ribbon Books, 1941. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. Ward, Lynd. Collection of 27 ghost stories by leading authors, included R. L. Stevenson, Poe, Alexander Woolcott, Guy de Maupassant, O. Henry, Saki, Algernon Blackwood, & more, in 486 pages with stunning woodcut illustrations by Lynd Ward, which are what make this collection truly special! Orig. published in 1937 as "The Haunted Omnibus,'' this is the First Edition of the reprint by Blue Ribbon books from 1942 (First, Thus). Hardcover small 8vo has green cloth-covered boards with yellow lettering to spine. Condition is VG: interior is completely clean & unmarked, save for former owner's name in pen & old sticker inside front cover, moderate offsetting to all endpapers. Binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with moderate tanning, heaviest to edges. Light faded splotch to front board near lower spine, other smaller spots & rubbing to extremities, bumped corners. The slightly clipped DJ is Good+, with a great cover image, but rubbing, creasing, & small chips to extremities & all corners, minor chipping at both ends of spine; nicely protected in nonreflective mylar cover by previous owner. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 022529
- Título
- Great Ghost Stories of the World: The Haunted Omnibus
- Autor
- Laing, Alexander (Editor); Ward, Lynd (Illustrator)
- Ilustrador
- Ward, Lynd
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Muito Bom
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Good+
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First Thus
- Editorial
- Blue Ribbon Books
- Data de publicação
- 1941
- Palavras-chave
- HAUNTED HOUSE HAUNTING GHOST SUPERNATURAL FICTION SCARY HORROR THRILLER MYSTERY POLTERGEIST ILLUSTRATED
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Mystery-Thriller-Suspense-Horror; Illustrated Books/Illustrators;
Termos da venda
Gargoyle Books
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Sobre o Vendedor
Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.