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The Lost World
by Doyle, A. Conan
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
-
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1912. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Colonial Issue. 8vo. Red textured cloth, the spine titles in gilt,. and the upper board in white with a gilt vignetter of Professor Challenger. Spine very lightly sunned, white printing rubbed at edges, else this is a new fine copy. Bookplate on the front pasatedown.
Green A37b.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thorn Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22042
- Title
- The Lost World
- Author
- Doyle, A. Conan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1912
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare Books;
Terms of Sale
Thorn Books
All books returnable for any reason within seven days, providing only that they are received in the same condition as shipped. Shipments to an Arizona address must add appropriate sales tax. Libraries billed.
About the Seller
Thorn Books
Biblio member since 2003
Tucson, Arizona
About Thorn Books
Thorn Books offers antiquarian, rare and out-of-print books. Frequently updated catalogues are available online in our specialty areas: King Arthur; Early Britain; Western Americana; California; Literature; and Rare Books. We are open by appointment only. Thorn Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers of American (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the Independent League of Online Booksellers (IOBA).
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- Edges
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- Fine
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- 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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