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The Club of Queer Trades
by Chesterton, G. K
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good, no d/j, blue, blind-pressed boards, faded gilt spine titling (spine loosened) text block firm, pages crisp but frequent fo
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: W. Collins sons & Co, 1925. reprint. h/b. Good, no d/j, blue, blind-pressed boards, faded gilt spine titling (spine loosened) text block firm, pages crisp but frequent foxing.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). The Club of Queer Trades by English author G. K. Chesterton was first published in 1905. It consists of 6 short stories centred around a gentlemen's club. To get entry into this club, the person must make their living by extraordinary and peculiar means. One of Chesterton's earlier works, The Club of Queer Trades was originally serialised in Harper's Weekly. It has also been adapted into a six-part drama by BBC Radio. The stories are: The Tremendous Adventures of Major Brown; The Painful Fall of a Great Reputation; The Awful Reason of the Vicar's Visit; The Singular Speculation of the House-Agent; The Noticeable Conduct of Professor Chadd; and, The Eccentric Seclusion of the Old Lady
Synopsis
The Tremendous Adventures of Major Brown
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Details
- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC132783
- Title
- The Club of Queer Trades
- Author
- Chesterton, G. K
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Good, no d/j, blue, blind-pressed boards, faded gilt spine titling (spine loosened) text block firm, pages crisp but frequent fo
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W. Collins sons & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
- Pages
- 264
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fiction, short stories, chesterton
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_\"\" x 5\"\")
Terms of Sale
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Gilt
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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....
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