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The Dark Stranger
by Dorothy Charques
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Caterham, Surrey, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Published by Coward-McCann, Inc, New York; 1957. First American Edition. Signed. Condition: Near Fine/Very Good.
Bound in original beige cloth boards with green cloth spine and red lettering to the spine. Other than some slight darkening and bumping to the edges, the binding is tight and square and in smart condition. Inside, the pages are clean and bright with just a touch of toning. The book is signed and dated on the ffep by the author (please note we have been unable to verify this signature).
The book is housed in the original dust jacket, with the price of $3.95 to the front flap. It was designed by C. Walter Hodges. It is in smart condition, with just a touch of chipping to the edges, including a small tear to the top edge measuring aprox. 1cm, and some darkening to the spine and edges. In spite of this the jacket is attractive and complements the book well.
Overall, this is a smart example of this first edition by Dorothy Charles, which tells the story of witchcraft and conspiracy during the English Civil War.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Everlasting Editions
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 678
- Title
- The Dark Stranger
- Author
- Dorothy Charques
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Coward-McCann
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- dorothy, charques, dark, stranger, british, civil, war, conspiracy, witchcraft, history, historical, signed, fiction, novel, literature, collectible, 1st edition, book
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions;
Terms of Sale
Everlasting Editions
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Everlasting Editions
Biblio member since 2015
Caterham, Surrey
About Everlasting Editions
Everlasting Editions sells beautiful rare, collectible and signed first edition books to treasure for a lifetime. We offer a wide range of books rom a variety of genres, but specialising in Modern First Editions and Children's First Editions. Whether you simply collect for the joy of owning beautiful rare books or whether you believe, as we do, that they are a worthwhile investment in a time of economic difficulties, we are confident that we have the right book for you.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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