THE PORT OF MISSING MEN
by Nicholson, Meredith
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Plus to Very Good
- Seller
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Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: A. Wessels Company, 1908. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good Plus to Very Good. Clarence F. Underwood. Perhaps best remembered for his bestselling romantic thriller, "The House of A Thousand Candles," Nicholson, a self-taught journalist and writer, who later became an ambassador to Paraguay and Nicauragua, followed up "A Thousand Candles," with "The Port of Missing Men," a bestselling spy-mystery, that was also the basis for a movie. Originally published by Bobbs-Merrill in 1907, this copy is a reprint, the First Printing, First Edition of the A.Wessels Co., edition in 1908. The white, blind-stamped lettering on the spine has flaked off but the title and author on the front cover remain basically intact, with the paste-on illustration lightly soiled but o/w undamaged. The spine ends and corners show only minor wear in this century-old book. The front end page shows a short, neat gift inscription to the previous owner, dated 1908, o/w the text is clean, unmarked and complete. The story built around the life or death status of a pair of Austrian royalty and the identity of the individual who knows the answer to that question, compares well with contemporary thrillers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005361
- Title
- THE PORT OF MISSING MEN
- Author
- Nicholson, Meredith
- Illustrator
- Clarence F. Underwood
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus to Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- A. Wessels Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1908
- Keywords
- SPY, FIRST EDITION, THRILLER, INTRIGUE, MYSTERY, EUROPE, BESTSELLER,
- Bookseller catalogs
- England; Europe; Historical Novel;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
All books subject to prior sale. All books returnable within two weeks for any reason. Please return by USPS (media mail rate) and note the reason for return. All sales subject to applicable taxes.
About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
Glossary
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- 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...