JULIUS LE VALLON: AN EPISODE
by Blackwood, Algernon
- Used
- Condition
- Mild foxing to end papers and fore edge, fine copy in a nearly fine pictorial dust jacket with mild wear to spine ends and corne
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1916. First U. S. edition. Mild foxing to end papers and fore edge, fine copy in a nearly fine pictorial dust jacket with mild wear to spine ends and corner tips, tiny closed tear to upper spine panel. The jacket is rare. (30751). Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1-2] 3-354 [355-356: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], original green cloth, front panel stamped in gold and blind, spine panel stamped in gold. Occult novel of reincarnation and the repeated attempt of magicians to channel elemental forces. "In largeness of scope and detail of development Blackwood's most ambitious novel. It ranks high in its field." - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 187. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-36. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature II, pp. 817-21. Bleiler (1978), p. 24. Reginald 01393. Ashley A.14.3.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30751
- Title
- JULIUS LE VALLON: AN EPISODE
- Author
- Blackwood, Algernon
- Book Condition
- Used - Mild foxing to end papers and fore edge, fine copy in a nearly fine pictorial dust jacket with mild wear to spine ends and corne
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U. S. edition
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1916
- Keywords
- Dark Fantasy
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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