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THE CAERLEON EDITION OF THE WORKS OF ARTHUR MACHEN..
by Machen, Arthur
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Spines slightly age darkened, volume 5 has a damp stain to the front cover, a nearly fine set with six volumes having good dust
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Martin Secker, [1923]. The Caerleon (first collected) edition. Spines slightly age darkened, volume 5 has a damp stain to the front cover, a nearly fine set with six volumes having good dust jackets, two volumes having partial dust jackets and one volume no dust jacket. (15916). Octavo, nine volumes, inserted frontispiece (photographic portrait of Machen) in volume one, original sage-green cloth, front panels stamped in gold and ruled in blind, spine panels stamped in gold, rear panels ruled in blind, top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed. Limited to 1000 numbered sets signed by Machen. This is number 392. The works collected here are: THE GREAT GOD PAN (with "The Inmost Light" and "The Red Hand"); THE THREE IMPOSTORS; THE HILL OF DREAMS; THE SECRET GLORY; HIEROGLYPHICS; A FRAGMENT OF LIFE (with "The White People"); THE TERROR (with THE BOWMEN and THE GREAT RETURN); FAR OFF THINGS; and THINGS NEAR AND FAR.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15916
- Title
- THE CAERLEON EDITION OF THE WORKS OF ARTHUR MACHEN..
- Author
- Machen, Arthur
- Book Condition
- Used - Spines slightly age darkened, volume 5 has a damp stain to the front cover, a nearly fine set with six volumes having good dust
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- The Caerleon (first collected) edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Martin Secker
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1923]
- Keywords
- Horror . SC
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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