Caught in the Net
by Gaboriau, Emile
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913. Gaboriau (1832-1873] was a pioneer of the detective novel. His detective was quite popular until Sherlock Holmes arrived on the scene. Originally titled as "The Slaves of Paris," it was first published under this title in 1891. Hubin, p. 160. This is a Very Good copy of a reprint edition. Red ribbed cloth binding, titled in gilt on the spine; gilt decoration featuring a mask and two daggers on the front cover. Clean text; 365 pages. Top-edge is gilt. Frontis illustration by John Sloan. Bumped corners, spine faded with the gilt dulled (still readable); some faint stains on the covers. A solid copy and still a fun read today.. Reprint Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by John Sloan. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005277
- Title
- Caught in the Net
- Author
- Gaboriau, Emile
- Illustrator
- John Sloan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1913
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Early Mysteries;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...