The Gates Of Chance
by Sutphen, William Gilbert van Tassel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Plymouth, Pennsylvania, United States
Item Price
€92.87€65.02
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1904. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Spine sun, toned, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; Collection of twelve adventure tales featuring Esper Indiman. "some criminous" - Allen J Hubin; Crime Fiction IV 1749-2000: A Comprehensive Bibliography; page 1466. Frontispiece by Charles Johnson Post, ornamented initials at each chapter head, and decorated book cover. Contents: I. The Gentleman's Visiting Card; II. The Red Duchess; III. House in the Middle of the Block; IV. The Private Letter-Box; V. The Ninety-and-Nine Kisses; VI. The Queen of Spades; VII. The Opal Button; VIII. The Tip-Top Tip; IX. The Brass Baggage-Check; X. The Upset Apple-Cart; XI. The Philadelphia Quizzing-Glass; XII. The Adjuster of Averages.; v, 302 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mike's Library (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15710
- Title
- The Gates Of Chance
- Author
- Sutphen, William Gilbert van Tassel
- Illustrator
- Charles Johnson Post frontispiece
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- Short Fiction, Short Stories, Hubin IV p 1466, Decorated Book Cover, Esper Indiman
Terms of Sale
Mike's Library
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About the Seller
Mike's Library
Biblio member since 2006
Plymouth, Pennsylvania
About Mike's Library
Mike\'s Library is an on-line, general line used and rare bookstore situated in the historic Pocono Northeast, near Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA. Since 1995, Mike\'s Library has offered carefully selected used and rare books. Our roving eye focuses on uncommon and significant works in many fields, with strengths in history, business & economics, social sciences, medicine, science and technology. Please contact us with any questions: 570-822-7585 or info@mikeslibrary.com. Thanks! We offer carefully chosen books at reasonable prices. Our grading follows the AB standards; we err conservatively. Our books are bubble-wrapped and securely packed. We hope you will enjoy our constantly changing offerings! Thank you.
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- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.