London: Chapman & Hall, 1927. 1st Edition. Black Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" Large. No Illustrations. 191pp. A very scarce first edition copy with wrapper ( 1927). Bound in black cloth with gilt embossed lettering to the spine. There is a light bump to the head and tail of the spine and faint stain marks to the front board - visible only in certain lights.The book has the slightest of spine lean. Textblock is fresh and clean. Dust wrapper is not price clipped with slight toning to the spine of the wrapper. There is slight chipping to the head of the spine of the wrapper and a slight chip to one corner at the tail of the spine of the wrapper. No loss of text from the spine of the wrapper. Slight rubbing to the corners of the wrapper - which remains clean and tight. A very good copy of this first edition.

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Bookseller: Trumpington Fine Books Limited (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 224894
Title: The dark Gentleman
Author: Stern, G. B
Illustrator: No Illustrations
Format/Binding: Black Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Chapman & Hall
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1927
Size: 12mo - over 6Â¾&quo
Weight: 0.00 lbs

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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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