The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
by Poe, Edgar Allan
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket (as issued)
- Seller
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SANTA BARBARA, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Heritage Press, 1930. Nice copy, sharp tips, tight and square with no markings. Marbled board design. Lightly toned on spine. Lacking slipcase. . Early Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Illus. by Rene Clark. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Poe's only novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, is the tale of a stowaway on a whaling ship. Young Pym and the captain's son, Augustus, avoid discovery while witnessing incredible events aboard ship; mutiny, savagery, cannibalism, and other gothic maritime adventures.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Timothy Norlen Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008040
- Title
- The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
- Author
- Poe, Edgar Allan
- Illustrator
- Rene Clark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket (as issued)
- Edition
- Early Printing
- Publisher
- Heritage Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classic Authors;
Terms of Sale
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Books sent out within 24 - 48 hours upon receipt of order. Return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 15 days after delivery if an item arrives that is not as described.
About the Seller
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Biblio member since 2019
SANTA BARBARA, California
About Timothy Norlen Bookseller
I am a internet based bookstore that specializes in Modern First Editions, film sources, Mystery and Detective fiction and Western Americana. I have approximately 10,000 books, primarily first editions with about 1300 of them signed by the author. I try and stock only books that are sound, clean and attractive.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- 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....