London: Chapman & Hall, 1907. First edition. W.H. Smith's label affixed to front paste-down with offset to facing free endpaper, free endpapers tanned, first few and last few leaves foxed, moderate foxing throughout and to page edges, rubbing to outer joints and some rub marks to covers, mild wear to spine ends, mild color fade to spine. Still a solid very good copy. (21809). Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1-2] 3-312, original red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold. The author's first book, a horror novel of castaways at sea. "This novel is one of the most distinctive and imaginative Gothic fantasies of the twentieth century." and "...most noteworthy...is Hodgson's creation of his own secondary world, the mythic world of the Sargasso Sea. It is one of the most memorable and unusual otherworlds ever created..." - Tymn (ed), Fantasy Literature, pp. 96-7. Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror 4-66. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 1103.

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Bookseller: John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 21809
Title: THE BOATS OF THE "GLEN CARRIG"
Author: Hodgson, William Hope
Book Condition: Used - W.H. Smith's label affixed to front paste-down with offset to facing free endpaper, free endpapers tanned, first few and las
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Chapman & Hall
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1907
Keywords: Horror . SF

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Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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