The Forbidden Garden: A Novel of Science, Mystery and Adventure
by Taine, John (Eric Temple Bell)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
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North Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Reading: Fantasy Press. 1947 Hardcover First edition Trade issue. Orange-brown cloth with gold gilt spine lettering/decoration, 278 pages, illustrated [including pictorial endpapers].
A very good copy with relatively minor exterior wear and soiling, with the interior tight and clean, in a fair dust jacket that is worn, torn, creased, and chipped. The previous owner has colored in a portion of the backing of the Dust Jacket protector to help visually hide some of the chipping.
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- Bookseller
- biblioboy (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64727
- Title
- The Forbidden Garden
- Author
- Taine, John (Eric Temple Bell)
- Illustrator
- A. J. Donnell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Fantasy Press
- Place of Publication
- Reading
- Date Published
- 1947
- Pages
- 278
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- SCIENCE, FICTION, MYSTERY, ADVENTURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- FICTION / Science Fiction / General;
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- Gilt
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- 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....