The Gilded Man: A Romance of the Andes
by Smyth, Clifford
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Boni and Liveright, 1918. First edition, hardcover, 374 pages. Bound in full green cloth, gilt-lettered on front and spine, gilt decoration on back board, dark green decorative lines on front board, pictorial endpapers in black on white by R.G. Russom showing the "Land of the Condor," title page dated 1918 and with publisher's device there, "Copyright, 1918 By Boni & Liveright, Inc." on copyright page. In Very Good condition: firmly-bound, hinges uncracked, no inscription or book-plate, a nice square copy. Gilt lettering on spine is faded, one corner tip is a little bumped. A nice copy of a scarce first edition "Lost Race" adventure novel..
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- Bookseller
- NEXUS BOOKS (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7005
- Title
- The Gilded Man: A Romance of the Andes
- Author
- Smyth, Clifford
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Boni and Liveright
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1918
- Keywords
- Lost Race Adventure Novel, El Dorado, Andes, South America, American, Richard le Gallienne
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fantasy, Supernatural, Horror & Science Fiction;
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- First Edition
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- Device
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- 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...
- Title Page
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