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The Last Galley
by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1911. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A rebound first edition copy of this brilliant short story collection by the renowned author Arthur Conan Doyle. The first edition.A volume of short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, including a total of eighteen gripping tales.This volume includes 'The Last Galley', 'Through the Veil', 'The Coming of the Huns', 'The Silver Mirror'' 'Giant Maximin', and more.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and one monochrome plate.Collated, complete.Fourteen pages of adverts to the rear. Rebound in a half morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, smart, with some light marks to the leather. Minor bumping and rubbing to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with the occasional spot. Frontispiece is detached but present. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 851P6
- Title
- The Last Galley
- Author
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1911
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- The Last Galley arthur conan doyle short stories through the veil arthur conan doyle the last of the legions the lord of falconbridge
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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