Garden City: Doubleday and Doran & Company, Inc., 1929. First U.S. edition. A nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with shallow light chipping to head of spine, small chip to upper front corner and a thumbnail size chip to rear upper corner. (2411). Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1-2] 3-307 [308-312: blank] [note: first and last two leaves are blanks], original decorated black cloth, front and spine panels stamped in yellow. Collects the title novella, "The Story of Spedegues's Dropper," and two Professor Challenger stories, "The Disintegration Machine" and "When the World Screamed."

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Bookseller: John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 2411
Title: THE MARACOT DEEP AND OTHER STORIES
Author: Doyle, Arthur Conan
Book Condition: Used - A nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with shallow light chipping to head of spine, small chip to upper front corner and
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First U.S. edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday and Doran & Company, Inc.
Place of Publication: Garden City
Date Published: 1929
Keywords: SF . SC

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