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The Strange Intruder
by Arthur Catherall
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York : Lothrop , Lee & Shepard, 1965. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. The scarce first U.S edition of this exciting fiction work by Arthur Catherall in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The scarce first U.S edition. First published in the UK by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd in 1964. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a frontispiece map. This work was written by English author Arthur Catherall. Catherall is best known for writing children's books and adventure novels. This gripping work is set on Faroe Island which comes under threat when a strange and haunting creature turns up on the island in the middle of a storm. The UK version of this work is published with the alternative title '"The Strange Invader'. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with only slight bumping and very minimal discolouration to the head and tail of the spine. Very light offsetting to the endpapers. The wrap is very smart with fading to the spine and to the head of the wrap, light rubbing to the spine with chipping to the head and tail and a one inch closed tear to the head, slight shelf wear to the extremities of the wrap and very minimal offsetting to the head of the rear flyleaves. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Near Fine
Synopsis
First published in Great Britain in 1964 under title: The strange invader--verso t.p.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 881Z41
- Title
- The Strange Intruder
- Author
- Arthur Catherall
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lothrop , Lee & Shepard
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- First edition Young adult Arthur Catherall Fiction Young adult
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Fine
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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