Carnacki the Ghost-Finder
by William Hope Hodgson
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Fort Lauderdale , Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
First hardcover printing of the original 6 stories featuring Thomas Carnacki occult detective, first serialized in the British magazine The Idler. (August Derleth, Mycroft & Moran, published the first American hardcover printing of these stories in 1947, adding three more). Original red cloth, spine and cover lettered gilt. 16-page catalogue at rear.
Book Condition: Good: Spine-pulled otherwise firm copy, soil-darkened cloth. Bright cover gilt, somewhat faded spine gilt. An unused bookplate to pastedown.
Book Condition: Good: Spine-pulled otherwise firm copy, soil-darkened cloth. Bright cover gilt, somewhat faded spine gilt. An unused bookplate to pastedown.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Heartwood Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- HCS10220-1
- Title
- Carnacki the Ghost-Finder
- Author
- William Hope Hodgson
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Eveleigh Nash & Grayson
- Place of Publication
- London and Boston
- Date Published
- 1913
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Heartwood Books
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About the Seller
Heartwood Books
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Fort Lauderdale , Florida
About Heartwood Books
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