The Child of the Cavern
by Jules Verne
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$839.10NZ$755.19
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company Limited, c1920. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A smart copy of this popular adventure novel by Jules Verne, scarce to see in a dust wrapper. In the original scarce unclipped dust wrapper.'The Child of the Cavern' is an exciting adventure novel by Jules Verne, set over a span of ten years.Originally serialized as 'Les Indes Noires' in 'Le Temps' from March to April 1877.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece.Undated, dated from publication information regarding Sampson Low's Jules Verne series, with decorative cloth, the front board colourfully depicting a monkey in the jungle. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. A few light marks to the boards. Spots to the endpapers. Dust wrapper is a little edge worn, heavier to the head and tail of the spine. Spine is age-toned. Some light handling marks to the dust wrapper, including spots to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age-toned and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 893P34
- Title
- The Child of the Cavern
- Author
- Jules Verne
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston & Company Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c1920
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- The Child of the Cavern jules verne les indes noires the black indies jules verne
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.