ATLANTIS RISING
by Vigers, Daphne
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: Andrew Dakers Limited, 1944. First Edition. Viger's only published novel, a lost race fantasy relayed by the author via psychic projection, of ancient Atlantis, its sinking beneath the waves and, later, its rising once more. A scarce war-time publication; OCLC notes 15 holdings, of these, only 6 in U.S. institutions (CSU East Bay, UCLA, UC Riverside, LC, Southern Illinois, LSU). Locke (A Spectrum of Fantasy, Vol.1), p.219; Bleiler (1978 ed), p.200. First Impression. Octavo (19cm); black cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 179,[1]pp. Neat contemporary owners name to front endpaper, hint of dustiness to boards, top edge a bit dust-soiled, else clean internally; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced 7s 6d net), gently spine-sunned and lightly edgeworn, with some dustiness to panels and scattered foxing along flap folds; Very Good+.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3032
- Title
- ATLANTIS RISING
- Author
- Vigers, Daphne
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Andrew Dakers Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1944
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Biblio member since 2010
Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...