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The Chronicles of Rodriguez
by Dunsany, Lord
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Half vellum and cloth, leather spine label, t.e.g. About fine in very good brown printed dust jacket
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London & New York: G.P. Putnam's, 1922. First edition, no. 478 of 500 copies signed by the author. Photogravure frontispiece after drawing by Sidney H. Sime, signed by the artist in ink at lower left. 1 vols. 4to. Half vellum and cloth, leather spine label, t.e.g. About fine in very good brown printed dust jacket. Sime, Sidney H. First edition, no. 478 of 500 copies signed by the author. Photogravure frontispiece after drawing by Sidney H. Sime, signed by the artist in ink at lower left. 1 vols. 4to. Signed by Dunsany in his characteristically bold hand with a nice flourish at the "y".
Dedicated to William Beebe. Currey p. 168; Joshi & Schweitzer I.20.a
Dedicated to William Beebe. Currey p. 168; Joshi & Schweitzer I.20.a
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- Seller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 248684
- Title
- The Chronicles of Rodriguez
- Author
- Dunsany, Lord
- Format/Binding
- Photogravure frontispiece after drawing by Sidney H. Sime, signed by the artist in ink at lower left. 1 vols. 4to
- Book Condition
- Used - Half vellum and cloth, leather spine label, t.e.g. About fine in very good brown printed dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, no. 478 of 500 copies signed by the author
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's
- Place of Publication
- London & New York
- Date Published
- 1922
- Keywords
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
James Cummins Bookseller
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
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