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WIDDERSHINS
por Onions, Oliver (George Oliver)
- Usado
- first
- Condição
- Light foxing to end papers and page edges, spine age darkened with bright gilt lettering, light splash mark to lower front cover
- Livreiro
-
Laurel, Maryland, United States
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Sobre este item
London: Martin Secker, 1911. First edition. Light foxing to end papers and page edges, spine age darkened with bright gilt lettering, light splash mark to lower front cover, corners a bit soft, a very good copy of an important book. (27968). Octavo, pp. [1-10] 11-315 [316: printer's imprint] [317-320: ads], original decorated orange-red cloth, front panel stamped in gold and blind, spine panel stamped in gold, rear panel stamped in blind, top edge stained orange-red, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. Collects nine stories. "A landmark book in the history of supernatural fiction." - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1261. Includes "The Beckoning Fair One," "... one of the finest of all ghost stories ..." and "Onion's work is stylishly suspenseful, and his best works are very effective" Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror 4-119. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 1720. Jones and Newman (eds), Horror: 100 Best Books 31. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-190. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 398.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 27968
- Título
- WIDDERSHINS
- Autor
- Onions, Oliver (George Oliver)
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Light foxing to end papers and page edges, spine age darkened with bright gilt lettering, light splash mark to lower front cover
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First edition
- Editorial
- Martin Secker
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1911
- Palavras-chave
- Horror . SC
Termos da venda
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Sobre o Vendedor
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Membro de Biblio desde 2017
Laurel, Maryland
Sobre John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
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