THE FORBIDDEN GARDEN
TAINE, John [BELL, Eric Temple]
Published by Fantasy Press, Reading, Penn., USA, 1947
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First Edition hardback in the excellent dust-jacket. 278 pages. Original pale brown cloth in the unclipped dust-jacket which is slightly rubbed along extremities, corners and head of spine. Seller Inventory # 8297
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Title: THE FORBIDDEN GARDEN
Publisher: Fantasy Press, Reading, Penn., USA
Publication Date: 1947
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: 1st Edition
Book Type: Book
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The Forbidden Garden
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Fantasy Press, Reading, 1947
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Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. A. J. Donnell (illustrator). First Edition. Reading: Fantasy Press 1947. First Edition. Trade issue. Orange brown cloth with gold gilt spine lettering/decoartion, 278 pages, illustrated including pictorial endpapers. Good only copy with spine cocked, light dampstaining to/around the heel, top edge dust-soiled, uneven toning/oxidation to the endpapers else the contents are tight and clean and the hinges are not cracked, in Poor jacket with heavy chipping/tearing to the spine, large amount of cellophane tape re-inforcement to the blind side, worn, torn, etc. See photos clph. Seller Inventory # 66832
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The Forbidden Garden A Novel of Science, Mystery and Adventure
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Fantasy Press, Reading, 1947
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First Edition
Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. A. J. Donnell (illustrator). First Edition. Reading: Fantasy Press. 1947 Hardcover First edition Trade issue. Orange-brown cloth with gold gilt spine lettering/decoration, 278 pages, illustrated [including pictorial endpapers]. A very good copy with relatively minor exterior wear and soiling, with the interior tight and clean, in a fair dust jacket that is worn, torn, creased, and chipped. The previous owner has colored in a portion of the backing of the Dust Jacket protector to help visually hide some of the chipping. clph. Seller Inventory # 64727
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THE FORBIDDEN GARDEN
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Fantasy Press, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1947
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Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
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First edition. Octavo, cloth. Concerns the search for spores from an alien plant located in a hidden valley in Central Asia. A fine copy in a good dust jacket with rubbing and edge wear with some minor loss at the extremities, small chip to front panel. (16769). Seller Inventory # 16769
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The Forbidden Garden
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Reading, Pa. , Fantasy Press, 1947
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Hardcover
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Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
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First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 278 pages; Description: 278 p. Illus. 20 cm. Form/genre: Science fiction 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 111118
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THE FORBIDDEN GARDEN
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Fantasy Press, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1947
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Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
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First edition, trade issue. Octavo, cloth. Concerns the search for spores from an alien plant located in a hidden valley in Central Asia. [Reference: In 333]. Neat inked name to upper front free end paper, a fine copy in a very good dust jacket with rubbing and wear to the spine ends several rubs to spine fold and upper front edge, slight wear to corner tips. (25560). Seller Inventory # 25560
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The Forbidden Garden A Novel of Science, Mystery and Adventure
Published by
Fantasy Press, Reading, 1947
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Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A. J. Donnell (illustrator). First Edition. Reading: Fantasy Press 1947 Hardcover. First edition. Trade issue. Orange brown cloth with gold gilt spine lettering/decoartion, 278 pages, illustrated, including pictorial endpapers. Very good copy with minor spine heel bumping, light dust soiling to page edges, in Very Good jacket, worn/torn/minutely chipped at the spine ends with clear tape to the head, scattered creasing and rubbing, and with a few small spots of wear to the body of the spine. See photos clphE. Seller Inventory # 866618
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THE FORBIDDEN GARDEN *** ASSOCIATION COPY ***
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Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
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First Edition. *** ASSOCIATION COPY ***THE FORBIDDEN GARDEN, Fantasy Press, 1947, first edition, a bright vg+/near fine copy in g/vg dust-wrapper with some wear and tear and chipping, the latter mostly at the dust-wrapper spine extremities. Formerly Science Fiction Grandmaster Hal Clements' copy with his bookplate on the rear paste-down. Nice association thus. Seller Inventory # 08991
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The Forbidden Garden
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Fantasy Press, Reading, PA, 1947
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First Edition
Seller: Dark Hollow Books®, Member NHABA, IOBA, Wolfeboro Falls, NH, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A. J. Donnell (illustrator). 1st Edition. VG/VG dj; corners bumped; jacket has old tape reinforcement to inside head and tail of spine as well as to the corner flaps. Two small tears to back panel, as well as one small rub through along spine edge. Crinkling to head and tail of spine. Now in archival Brodart. From the collection and estate of noted SF/F/H & comic collector Kennett Neily - owner of the White Mountain Comic Collection. Seller Inventory # 001353
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The forbidden garden. Illustrated by A.J. Donnell.
Published by
Fantasy Press,, Reading, PA:, 1947
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
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8vo. [10], 278 pp. Frontisp., 3 plates, historiated initials. Tan publisher's cloth, gilt lettering on spine, illustrated endpapers, w/ d.j. cover art by A.J. Donnell (slight shelfwear, dustsoiling), NF/NF copy. First edition of this Science Fiction adventure by the noted Caltech mathematician and historian of science, Eric Temple Bell, set against the backdrop of a palaeo-botanist and geologist duo heading to the Himalayas and Central Asia to investigate the need for a scarce soil sample from a British herbarium. Seller Inventory # 61589
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The Forbidden Garden
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Reading, Pa. , Fantasy Press, 1947
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 278 pages; Description: 278 p. Illus. 20 cm. Form/genre: Science fiction 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 111118
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