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THE MYSTERY OF DR. FU MANCHU
by Rohmer, Sax (pseudonym of Arthur S. Ward)
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- Ink stamped name to front paste down and half title page, damp stain with white residue to upper front gutter margin and upper r
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About This Item
London: Metheun & Co. Ltd., [1922]. Later edition. Ink stamped name to front paste down and half title page, damp stain with white residue to upper front gutter margin and upper rear cover, in a good pictorial dust jacket (priced 3/6) with chips to corners and base of spine panel, upper spine panel with loss affecting the title lettering, damp stain to verso of upper panel at spine and rear corner with some bleed through. (31044). Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5-256 + 8 page publishers (undated), original black front and spine stamped in green, bottom edge uncut. The tenth edition, so marked. The first volume in the Fu Manchu series first published in 1913. Generally considered to be a novel, the first Fu Manchu book actually consists of ten connected short stories. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature II, pp. 585-89. Bleiler (1978), p. 170. Hubin, p. 695. Reginald 12386A. Day, p. 13.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31044
- Title
- THE MYSTERY OF DR. FU MANCHU
- Author
- Rohmer, Sax (pseudonym of Arthur S. Ward)
- Book Condition
- Used - Ink stamped name to front paste down and half title page, damp stain with white residue to upper front gutter margin and upper r
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later edition
- Publisher
- Metheun & Co. Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1922]
- Keywords
- SF . Mystery
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