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The Seven Who Fled (Signed )
by Prokosch, Frederic
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1937. 1st Edition. Leather. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. A Near Fine copy. 8vo., 479 pp. Rebound in a beautiful red half leather with red cloth over boards. Gilt titles and decorations on spine, single ruled boards, color illustrated end papers from the first edition, top edge gilt, and a silk ribbon marker. SIGNED by Prokosch on tipped in end paper. A Near Fine copy in handsome Fine Binding. ***** The author's second novel, following his equally famous THE ASIATICS. ***.
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- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6468
- Title
- The Seven Who Fled (Signed )
- Author
- Prokosch, Frederic
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York & London
- Date Published
- 1937
- Keywords
- geographic, novel, asia
Terms of Sale
Frey Fine Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Frey Fine Books
Biblio member since 2019
Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
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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....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- 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...
- First Edition
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- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Fine
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