The Abyss of Wonders

Published by Polaris Press, Reading, PA, 1953

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Seller: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, U.S.A.S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA)

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B&W Illustrations; This edition is limited to 1500 numbered copies. This is book number 677. The book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket, but is lacking the dust jacket. The book is in clean, bright condition, with just some beginning bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The slipcase is in Very Good condition, with some lightish bumping and wear to the spine ends, and some fading to the edges. "Perley Poore Sheehan (7 June 1875 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States – 30 September 1943 in Sierra Madre, California, United States) was an American film writer, novelist and film director. He was once married to Virginia Point (1902-unknown). Sheehan also wrote detective and adventure fiction for the pulp magazines. Sheehan wrote two fantasy novels, The Abyss of Wonders (1915) , about a lost civilization in the Gobi Desert, and The Red Road to Shamballah (1932–1933) about a hero with a Tibetan magic sword" (from Wikipedia).…

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Title
The Abyss of Wonders
Author
Sheehan, Perly Poore (with An Introduction by P. Schuyler Miller)
Publisher
Polaris Press, Reading, PA
Publication year
1953
Condition
Very Good+
Binding
Hardcover
Illustrator
Illustrated by John T. Brooks
Edition
Limited Edition.

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S. Howlett-West Books was established in 1996, but the owner, Stephanie has been in the book business for over 25 years. Besides her full time work as a book dealer/compiler of price guides, she writes articles on the subject of Science Fiction for several trade magazines. She is a collector and reader of first edition science fiction in her spare time.

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