Philo Gubb. Correspondence-School Detective.
by BUTLER, Ellis Parker
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company,, 1918. In the jacket First edition, first printing, in the rare dust jacket. This is the only hardcover appearance of the comedic detective Philo Gubb, who was highly popular throughout the 1910s, so much so that the author's plan to kill him off was overturned by public pressure. Octavo. Original yellow cloth, titles and pictorial decoration to spine and front cover blocked in black. With dust jacket. Engraved frontispiece and 19 plates by Rea Irvin. Front hinge splitting, else a very good copy in the dust jacket, chipped with some loss, split along folds. Queen's Quorum 61.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 130123
- Title
- Philo Gubb. Correspondence-School Detective.
- Author
- BUTLER, Ellis Parker
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company,
- Date Published
- 1918
Terms of Sale
Peter Harrington
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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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