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Sir Nigel
by Doyle, Arthur Conan
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
McClure, Phillips and Company, 1906. First American Edition. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. McClure, Phillips & Co.; New York, 1906. Hardcover. First US Edition. A Very Good, blue cloth binding with illustration on front board, navy blue lettering on front board and spine, binding intact, some discoloration to boards, sunned spine, rubbing along board edges, small abrasions to board corners, deckle bottom text block edge, some age toning to pages, spine buckram starting to separate from backing material, previous owner ink name stamp front pastedown, cracked rear hinge, bit of discoloration top text block edge, some crimping to spine edges, without Dust wrapper. A nice and overall clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 346pp., b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
Synopsis
Sir Nigel is a historical novel set during the Hundred Years' War, by the British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Written in 1906, it is a fore-runner to Doyle's earlier novel The White Company, and describes the early life of that book's hero Sir Nigel Loring in the service of King Edward III at the start of the Hundred Years' War.
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- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1041350
- Title
- Sir Nigel
- Author
- Doyle, Arthur Conan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- McClure, Phillips and Company
- Date Published
- 1906
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Rubbing
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- Cracked
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- Buckram
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- Cloth
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Sunned
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