THE RESCUE: A ROMANCE OF THE SHALLOWS
by CONRAD, JOSEPH
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VERY GOOD+ WITHOUT D.J.
- Seller
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BURLINGTON, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
LONDON: J. M. DENT & SONS LTD.. VERY GOOD+ WITHOUT D.J.. PUB 1920. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. 416 PAGES . FOREST GREEN CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH GILT TITLES TO THE SPY WITH CIRCULAR BLIND STAMP "ALDINE HOUSE" IN THE CENTER OF FRONT COVER. BOOK HAS SOME MODEST CORNER RUB/WEAR WITH A TOUCH OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR COVER, ATTRACTIVE BOOKPLATE ON THE FRONT PASTE-DOWN, AND GILT SLIGHTLY TARNISHED. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY .
Synopsis
Civil war rages between the native tribes of the Malay straits. Captain Tim Wingard sides with the Rajah Hassim. But as is the case with so much in the Far East, nothing is quite straightforward and events unfold by indirection.
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- Bookseller
- JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- COLLECTI011852I
- Title
- THE RESCUE: A ROMANCE OF THE SHALLOWS
- Author
- CONRAD, JOSEPH
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VERY GOOD+ WITHOUT D.J.
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Publisher
- J. M. DENT & SONS LTD.
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- PUB 1920
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JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS
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