The Disentanglers.: With Illustrations by H. J. Ford
by LANG, Andrew
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longman, Green, and Co.,, 1902. In a lovely example of the scarce jacket First edition in book form, first impression, retaining the scarce dust jacket, of this comedic work by the Scottish author of the Fairy Book series. The Disentanglers "is the most successful of Lang's attempts at humorous fiction" (Green, p. 198). It is "a sparkling social comedy containing moments of inspired tomfoolery, such as the kidnap of a Canadian heiress from a castle on the west coast of Scotland, and an ensuing mad chase around the Minch in submarines" (ODNB). It was anonymously serialized in Longman's Magazine from January to December of the same year. Octavo. Original cream cloth, spine lettered in black, spine and front cover illustrated in black and red, black endpapers. With dust jacket. Frontispiece, with tissue guard (almost detached), and 6 plates. Spine mildly toned, foxing to edges, margins of outer leaves toned, contents fresh. A near-fine copy in like dust jacket, spine toned, nicks and shallow chips to fold ends, trivial vertical crease to rear panel, a beautifully preserved example. Roger Lancelyn Green, Andrew Lang, 1946.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 160500
- Title
- The Disentanglers.
- Author
- LANG, Andrew
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Longman, Green, and Co.,
- Date Published
- 1902
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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