Time and the Gods
by Lord Dunsany
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
-
Salem, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
John W. Luce, 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. First U.S. edition. In poor condition, with heavy edgewear, rear outer hinge split and lifting from spine backing, tape repairs at spine ends. Binding intact through textblock. A few stains and extensive pencil markings through front matter. The text itself is unmarked. As-is.
Synopsis
Time and the Gods is the second book by Irish fantasy writer Lord Dunsany, considered a major influence on the work of J. R. R. Tolkien, H. P. Lovecraft, Ursula K. Le Guin and others. The book was first published in hardcover by William Heinemann in September, 1906, and has been reprinted a number of times since. It was issued by the Modern Library in an unauthorised combined edition with The Book of Wonder under the latter's title in 1918.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book Bin
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BBS-2016851
- Title
- Time and the Gods
- Author
- Lord Dunsany
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John W. Luce
- Date Published
- 1913
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Acceptable
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- Hinge
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- Spine
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- Poor
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- First Edition
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