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PRESTER JOHN
by Buchan, John
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, (1910). first edition. hardcover. Very good. Octavo. green cloth covers, gilt titles and rules on white background. 376 pages, + 8 pages of publisher's ads. No dust jacket. Former owner's bookplate on front paste-down endpaper. Black and white map frontispiece. Small inscription on a preliminary blank. Light wear to covers. Studio
Synopsis
I mind as if it were yesterday my first sight of the man. Little I knew at the time how big the moment was with destiny, or how often that face seen in the fitful moonlight would haunt my sleep and disturb my waking hours. But I mind yet the cold grue of terror I got from it, a terror which was surely more than the due of a few truant lads breaking the Sabbath with their play.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000020704
- Title
- PRESTER JOHN
- Author
- Buchan, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- (1910)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Alkahest Books
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Deerfield, Illinois
About Alkahest Books
Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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