THE ASTONISHING ADVENTURE OF JANE SMITH
by WENTWORTH PATRICIA
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Leicester, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Andrew Melrose, 1923. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Bound in the publishers original deep red cloth with black titles to the front board and the spine. A VG copy (dated 1923 on the title page) with minor rubbing and spotting to the extremities. Cooper & Pike (Collecting Detective Fiction page 306) call for gilt spine lettering and title and author blind-stamped on the front cover which also has a blind-stamped triple borderand deep red cloth. I have compared this copy with: (a) the entry in the English Catalogue of books to establish that this copy is the correct size and has the correct number of pages; and (b) with another 1st edition copy that conforms exactly with the Cooper and Pike description. I can confirm that this copy is identical in all respects except for the lettering (which is in black) and the absence of the border. One can safely assume that this copy is probably a variant not recorded in Cooper and Pike or alternatively a Colonial Issue (as this book originated in Australia). This copy comes with its original D/W. The D/W has benefitted from expert archival restoration to 3.8 cm deep chip to the base of the spine but otherwise is largely complete but with rubbing and creasing and a few minor shallow chips to the extremities which have also been repaired. The superb art-work by Sinclair is complete and the D/W is very bright especially considering its white background. I have checked the D/W with that in the British Library and can confirm that it is identical in every respect except for the price (7/6 net) which is missing from the spine of this copy (as one might expect from a copy that originated in the Commonwealth). I have seen several other books that were sold in the Commonwealth which have been un-priced. Patricia Wentworths 1st crime novel and extremely scarce either in or out of its D/W. A real rarity.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355490714974
- Title
- THE ASTONISHING ADVENTURE OF JANE SMITH
- Author
- WENTWORTH PATRICIA
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Andrew Melrose
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1923
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
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About the Seller
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
Biblio member since 2006
Leicester
About James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
James M Pickard (Rare Books) is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...