THE GOLDEN GONG AND OTHER NIGHT-PIECES. Introduction by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
by Burke, Thomas
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (11427)
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Ashcroft, British Columbia: Ash-Tree Press, 2001. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (11427). Octavo, cloth. Limited to 600 copies. Collects twenty tales by Burke, from NIGHT PIECES and other collections, with a long, interesting introduction by Salmonson, and a profile by his publisher "Grant Richards on Thomas Burke." Reproduces (in black and white) the vivid dust jackets of many of his, now scarce, first editions. Burke first gained fame for his stories of London's Chinatown district, known as Limehouse.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11427
- Title
- THE GOLDEN GONG AND OTHER NIGHT-PIECES. Introduction by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
- Author
- Burke, Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (11427)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ash-Tree Press
- Place of Publication
- Ashcroft, British Columbia
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- Horror . SC
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John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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