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THE FACE IN THE ABYSS
de Merritt, A[braham]
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- A very good copy, some spotting to cloth, mostly upper front and rear covers, previous owners bookplate affixed to front paste-d
- Librería
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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New York: Horace Liveright, Inc., [1931]. First edition. A very good copy, some spotting to cloth, mostly upper front and rear covers, previous owners bookplate affixed to front paste-down, in a very good to near fine dust jacket, mild edge rubbing to corners and spine ends, closed tear to lower rear panel, vertical crease at front panel/spine. An attractive copy of Merritt's best book. (10761). Octavo, pp. [1-4] [1-6] 7-343 [344-348] [note: first and last two leaves are blanks], original decorated yellow cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black, top edge stained red, fore and bottom edges rough-trimmed. "Lost race fantasy adventure novel, possibly Merritt's most imaginative and colourful." - Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 155. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 2-85. Barron (ed): Fantasy Literature 3-243. Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #1158.
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Detalles
- Librería
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 10761
- Título
- THE FACE IN THE ABYSS
- Autor
- Merritt, A[braham]
- Estado del libro
- Usado - A very good copy, some spotting to cloth, mostly upper front and rear covers, previous owners bookplate affixed to front paste-d
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Horace Liveright, Inc.
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- [1931]
- Palabras clave
- Fantasy . Mystery
Términos de venta
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Sobre el vendedor
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Miembro de Biblio desde 2017
Laurel, Maryland
Sobre John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
John W. Knott, Jr., BooksellerABAA/ILABFine First Editions
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