THE WONDERFUL CITY. First edition?
FLETCHER, J.S.
From Barry McKay Rare Books, Appleby-in-Westmorland, CUMBR, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 5 November 1999
From Barry McKay Rare Books, Appleby-in-Westmorland, CUMBR, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 5 November 1999
About this Item
8vo, (185x125mm), 185p. +6p. publisher's adverts. Added vignette title and frontispiece by A. Rhind. Original blue calico-grain cloth, illustrated cover and backstrip blind blocked and printed in gilt and black, joints and corner tips slightly rubbed, repeated-pattern decorated endleaves; chromolithograph prize label dated 1897, on the front free endleaf and the bookseller's ticket of John Whitehead of Appleby on the rear pastedown. A boys' lost race adventure novel set in the American southwest, described by Bleiler (Science-Fiction: the early years) as 'A geographically ignorant, weak imitation of H. Rider Haggard, stilted language and all, to which have been added dime-novel elements.' Please note that the advised postage is based on an average book, if necessary the postage will be reduced to the correct amount and you will be notified by email. Seller Inventory # 20668
Bibliographic Details
Title: THE WONDERFUL CITY. First edition?
Publisher: London: T.Nelson and Sons
Publication Date: 1894
Binding: Hardcover
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