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The Lust of Hate
by Guy Boothby
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€179.37€161.43
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About This Item
London: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, 1898. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Stanley L. Wood. A first edition copy of this adventurous story by the prolific Australian writer Guy Boothby. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictorial gilt to the front board. Subscription library bookplate to the front paste down. Guy Newell Boothby (1867-1905) was a prolific Australian novelist of late nineteenth-century sensational fiction. The Lust of Hate, originally serialised in several Australian newspapers in 1897, is Boothby's third novel to feature his recurring character Dr Nikola. This is the first edition of the work in book form. An adventurous novel concerning thieves, revenge, and shipwrecks, illustrated throughout by Stanley L. Wood. A 12 page publisher's catalogue to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally fairly smart, with small marks to the front board and spine, and shelf wear to the extremities. Rear hinge is slightly strained but held firmly. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 872M3
- Title
- The Lust of Hate
- Author
- Guy Boothby
- Illustrator
- Stanley L. Wood
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ward, Lock & Co., Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1898
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Boothby Adventure World literature Dr Nikola Adventure
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Bookplate
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- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- First Edition
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- Shelf Wear
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