HUMOUR & FANTASY
by Anstey, F. (pseudonym of Thomas Anstey Guthrie)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- An about very good copy, front hinge going, some rubbing and spotting to cloth in a good dust jacket with sizable chips to corne
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, [1931]. First edition. An about very good copy, front hinge going, some rubbing and spotting to cloth in a good dust jacket with sizable chips to corners and spine ends. (11900). Octavo, cloth. Collects the following titles in one volume: Vice Versa, The Tinted Venus, A Fallen Idol, The Talking Horse, Salted Almonds and The Brass Bottle. In these collected volumes, some of which are story collections, there are stories of fantasy and horror, The Tinted Venus concerns a Greek statue that comes to life.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11900
- Title
- HUMOUR & FANTASY
- Author
- Anstey, F. (pseudonym of Thomas Anstey Guthrie)
- Book Condition
- Used - An about very good copy, front hinge going, some rubbing and spotting to cloth in a good dust jacket with sizable chips to corne
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1931]
- Keywords
- Fantasy . Horror . SC
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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