THE CLIPPER OF THE CLOUDS.
by Verne, Jules
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good/very good
- Seller
-
Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd., circa 1920. Author's Copyright Edition. hardcover. Very good/very good. No date. Author's Copyright Edition. Octavo, Hardcover. Original orange-brown, decorated in blue, pink, and brown. This volume is in Sampson Low's "Books for Boys" series (so advertised on the rear panel of the dust jacket priced at three shillings. There are two black and white illustration; a frontispiece and one plate near the end.The binding shows a mosque-like structure, and the dust jacket shows scenes from various Verne titling (including the "clipper of the clouds"). This copy is in very good condition, with a couple of light indents, although the cheap paper is darkened at the edges, and there is a bit of paper residue on the front paste-down; the jacket is near fine, with similar paper residue on the front flap but with little wear. The front endpaper bears a Christmas 1920 gift inscription probbly indicating this editon's year of publicaion. Front flap of dust jacket has a list of Verne's titles "Jule Verne's Popular Book Books for Boys, Full Crown 8vo handomely bound and illustrated. Cloth 5/- Net." The rear flap has a similar listing for many of the same titles -- these are advertised as having coloured and black and white illustrations. These are priced at 4/ -net. Studio.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000019430
- Title
- THE CLIPPER OF THE CLOUDS.
- Author
- Verne, Jules
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Author's Copyright Edition
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- circa 1920
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Alkahest Books
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Deerfield, Illinois
About Alkahest Books
Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
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