Round the Fire Stories
by A. Conan Doyle
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Grange over Sands, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Smith, Elder & Co.,1908. First edition. 6000 copies printed. 8vo. half-title, pp. 372 + 4 of adverts. Frontis. illustration by A. Castaigne, original pictorial red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold, bottom edge untrimmed. Front panel illus. 'Examining the leather funnel'. Spine head has two short splits. Splash marks to rear. Generally dust soiled. Fep shows ink number 17 and small red stain. Binding intact but loose. Collection of seventeen stories, mostly crime or fantastic, the latter including "The Leather Funnel," an antiquarian ghost story worthy of M. R. James, "Playing With Fire," and "The Brown Hand." Also present "The Man With the Watches", "The Japanese Box" etc..
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- Bookseller
- Daisyroots Books Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- mon0000026559
- Title
- Round the Fire Stories
- Author
- A. Conan Doyle
- Illustrator
- A. Castaigne
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder & Co, London
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1908
- Keywords
- Antiquarian literature holmes
- Bookseller catalogs
- ANTI;
Terms of Sale
Daisyroots Books Ltd
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Daisyroots Books Ltd
Biblio member since 2008
Grange over Sands, Cumbria
About Daisyroots Books Ltd
Daisyroots Books can be found on Main Street, right in the heart of the Edwardian seaside town of Grange over Sands. Over 20,000 books in 3 rooms on 2 floors. Antiquarian, collectable and contemporary titles. Open Mon - Sat 9:30 - 4.30 www.daisyrootsbooks.co.uk
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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