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[Signed Detective Fiction] The Gauntlet of Alceste
by MOORHOUSE, Hopkins
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Very Good/Near Very Good
- Seller
-
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Toronto, ON: The Musson Book Company Limited, 1921. First Edition, First Printing. Near Very Good/Near Very Good. A mystery story of such high caliber is unusual, and this book adds a memorable contribution to the world's best detective literature." from the front flap. Inscribed and signed by this Prairie author on the ffep in the year of publication, to Mr. H.S. Henderson (perhaps of the large Henderson Bros. printing house) "My very best wishes for his good fortune / Faithfully Yours Hopkins Moorhouse Wpg. Dec / 21". Dark green, coated linen cloth over boards with title stamped in black onto upper board and spine, 12mo size (7.5 inches tall), pp. [x], [1]-310, [2]. Volume w. a definite forward slant, a single gutter crack at p. 118, three very tiny rubs to upper joint, ffep mildly toned. Price-intact wraparound DJ w. light wear and rubs, back panel w. a 2 inch x 1 inch chip from bottom edge and a 1 inch "V" shaped closed tear, modest chips to spine and flap folds. A decent copy of an inscribed, early detective fiction title, still sporting it's original jacket. From the DJ spine panel "An Addison Kent detective story, with a mystery you can't solve, a humour that will captivate you, and a real romance." Published in 1922 by McCann in the US and Hodder in the UK. Ref. Hubin (1994) p. 583.
Details
- Bookseller
- Harropian Books, IOBA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3508
- Title
- [Signed Detective Fiction] The Gauntlet of Alceste
- Author
- MOORHOUSE, Hopkins
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- The Musson Book Company Limited
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, ON
- Date Published
- 1921
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions; Signed Books;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Harropian Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Nelson, British Columbia
About Harropian Books, IOBA
Harropian Books is an online bookseller offering a diverse selection of antiquarian, collectible, rare and out of print items. Our focus is on the interesting & unusual, covering all fields. ***** We are a member of the IOBA (Independent Online Booksellers Association) and have attended the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (2011), Rare Book School in Virginia (2014 - Developing Collections ; 2016 - The History of Printed Book Illustration in the West), London Rare Book School (2021 - The History of Maps and Mapping) and Gwain Weaver Art Conservation (2019 - Care and Identification of Photographs).
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- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
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