Shapes in the Fire
by Shiel, M.P
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London: John Lane, 1896. First British Edition, First Issue, with catalog at rear dated 1896. In light brown decorative cloth boards, spine titles gilt, red decorations and title front board and red key decoration spine and rear board along with 1896 date. Pagination error on title page, 26 pages of ads at rear. A Very Good copy. Small booksellers sticker bottom edge rear pastedown, that of J.L. McCallum, Surrey. About 1/4" of cloth loss at head of spine, not affecting title. Contents are clean, tight, and free of any foxing whatsoever. Edges of pages just starting to brown SCARCE in the true British First Edition and in quite collectible condition.. First British Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003496
- Title
- Shapes in the Fire
- Author
- Shiel, M.P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First British Edition
- Publisher
- John Lane
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1896
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Gilt
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Spine
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