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When the World Shook: Being an Account of the Great Adventure of Bastin, Bickley and Arbuthnot
de H. Rider Haggard
- Usado
- Muy bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Muy bueno
- Librería
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1919. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. The first edition of this exciting adventure novel from popular Victorian author H. Rider Haggard. First edition. Illustrated with two leaves of black and white star charts. Collated, complete. Following the adventures of Bastin, Bickley, and Arbuthnot as they travel to the south sea island of Orofena. Written by Sir Henry Rider Haggard, an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. Printer's imprint for the first edition with code F140.219 to the verso of page 347 as cited in "A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Henry Rider Haggard 1856-1825" by J. E. Scott. Bound in full red cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Minor loss to the cloth at the edge of the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the extremities. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good
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- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 899T84
- Título
- When the World Shook: Being an Account of the Great Adventure of Bastin, Bickley and Arbuthnot
- Autor
- H. Rider Haggard
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Cassell & Company, Limited
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1919
- Tamaño
- 7.5" by 5"
- Palabras clave
- When World Shook Haggard World
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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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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
