A Voyage to Arcturus. With A Note by E.H. Visiak.
by Lindsay, David
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1946. 8vo, pp. 248. Original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, yellow dustjacket printed in purple and black. A touch of spotting. Dustjacket somewhat soiled, a few edge-tears repaired internally with tape. The second edition of Lindsay’s most famous and influential novel, which CS Lewis called ‘shattering, intolerable, and irresistible’. It was first published in 1920, and was, per Gollancz’s introduction, ‘a plain flop’ (p.5) with only 596 copies sold and 834 remaindered. This was the first time it was reprinted, the inaugural novel in Gollancz’s series ‘The Connoisseur’s Library of Strange Fiction’, which ran to four titles, half of them by Lindsay.
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- Bookseller
- McNaughtan's Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6030
- Title
- A Voyage to Arcturus. With A Note by E.H. Visiak.
- Author
- Lindsay, David
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- Literature Novel
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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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.