The Log of the "Flying Fish:" A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure.
by Collingwood, Harry (pseudonym of William Joseph Cosens Lancaster)
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Naas, Kildare, Ireland
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About This Item
London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Dublin:: Blackie & Son, 1887. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Printing. First edition. Octavo. 384 pages plus 32-page publisher's catalog at rear.Title page has date of 1887 as called for, Eleven inserted engraved plates, lacking frontispiece. Publisher's brownish-red cloth decoratively stamped in silver, black, and gilt with gilt spine titles. Bevel-edged brown coated endpapers with spine base and crown chipped and corners slightly exposed. Light soiling to boards..
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- Bookseller
- Kelleher Rare Books (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003609
- Title
- The Log of the "Flying Fish:" A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure.
- Author
- Collingwood, Harry (pseudonym of William Joseph Cosens Lancaster)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Blackie & Son
- Place of Publication
- London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Dublin:
- Date Published
- 1887
- Keywords
- COLLINGWOOD, HARRY (PSEUDONYM OF WILLIAM JOSEPH COSENS LANCASTER).,THE LOG THE "FLYING FISH:" A STORY AERIAL AND SUBMARINE PERIL ADVENTURE.
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