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Publicado por Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd., Warwick House, Salisbury Square, London Sixth Edition not dated circa . 1900., 1900
Librería: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, Reino Unido
Miembro de asociación: PBFA
Sixth edition hard back binding in publisher's original Oxford blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back and front, bevelled edges. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Although an Australian national, Guy Boothby lived the majority of his life in England. He is best known for such works as the Dr Nikola series, about an occultist criminal mastermind; the character was a Victorian forerunner to Fu Manchu, and Pharos, the Egyptian, a tale of Gothic Egypt, mummies' curses and supernatural revenge. Rudyard Kipling was a personal friend and mentor of Boothby's, and George Orwell cites Boothby's books as influential, and remembered with affection. Contains tissue-guarded frontispiece, (viii), 300 pp + 12 pp publishers catalogue, with 5 further monochrome illustrations throughout. Neat bookplate to the front paste down and in Very Good clean and bright condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. LITERATURE 1900-1925.
Publicado por Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd., Warwick House, Salisbury Square, London First Edition . 1898., 1898
Librería: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, Reino Unido
Miembro de asociación: PBFA
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First edition hard back binding in publisher's original Oxford blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back and front, bevelled edges. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Although an Australian national, Guy Boothby lived the majority of his life in England. He is best known for such works as the Dr Nikola series, about an occultist criminal mastermind; the character was a Victorian forerunner to Fu Manchu, and Pharos, the Egyptian, a tale of Gothic Egypt, mummies' curses and supernatural revenge. Rudyard Kipling was a personal friend and mentor of Boothby's, and George Orwell cites Boothby's books as influential, and remembered with affection. Contains tissue-guarded frontispiece, 283 pp + 12 pp publishers catalogue, with 5 further monochrome illustrations throughout. Dr Nikola makes only a peripheral appearance in this novel. Sporadic foxing to the early pages and page edges and in Very Good bright condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. SCIENCE FICTION.
Publicado por DODD MEAD,, 1955
Librería: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Miembro de asociación: IOBA
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. HDBJ, 1955 ON TITLE & COPYRIGHT PG, 1ST EDITION, VG/VG, back top edge of DJ CHIPPED with FOXING, Orange decorated cloth with blue spine,Some wear to corner tips, square tan offsetting to front end-sheet from newspaper clipping, else very good in blue linen over orange patterned boards with gilt embossed titles to the spine; in a price-clipped very good dust jacket with short edge tears and nicks, age-toning to the borders of the rear panel, and chipping to the upper edge of the rear panel.Tall octavo; 160 pages.SIGNED with the salutation "Aloha Happy Days" to the front FOXED endpaper by Don Blanding. TINY DRAWING of a little bird. FOXED ENDPAPERS ,Profusely illustrated in silhouette. PRICECLIPPED , he writes narrative verses about Hawaii describing nature, flora, fauna, beaches, creatures, fish, native people, local activities, customs, culture, and more. one of Blanding's scarcest titles. Signed by Author(s).