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Little Devil Doubt
by Oliver Onions [George Oliver Onions]
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1909. First edition. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5.5". None. A first edition of this scarce novel by George Oliver Onions. A first edition of this scarce science fiction novel by George Oliver Onions. Although Onions stuck to novels and short stories, he wrote in various genres including adventures, detective fiction, and science fiction. However, Onions is best known for his ghost stories, and his novella The Beckoning Fair One is often cited as one of the best in the psychological horror genre. With an empty blue bookplate to the front pastedown. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Lightly rubbed to the boards and the spine, a little more so to the joints. Bumped to the head and tail of the spine, with a couple of closed tears at the head. A little bumped to the extremities. The rear hinge is starting, and rather tender. Internally, generally firmly bound, although the gutter is visible between pages 144 and 145, and the leaf of adverts to the rear is disbound. Aside from some light foxing to the front and rear of the volume, pages are bright and clean with the occasional mark. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 857N32
- Title
- Little Devil Doubt
- Author
- Oliver Onions [George Oliver Onions]
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1909
- Size
- 7.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Little Devil Doubt Oliver Onions First Edition Short Stories Oliver Onions
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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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.
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
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