The Dead Secret
by Wilkie Collins
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Smith, Elder and Co. , 1865. Leather. Very Good. 6.5" by 4.5". None . New edition of this novel by beloved English author Wilkie Collins. New edition of this fourth novel by Wilkie Collins, originally published serially in Charles Dickens's 'Household Works' in 1856, and in book form edition in the same year. Wilkie Collins was an English author known for his early sensation novel The Woman in White and for The Moonstone, first modern English detective novel. Rebound in half calf over marbled boards, renewed endpapers. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear, rubbed to spine, boards, and extremities. Front hinge slightly strained. Internally, firmly bound. Minor odd spotting to occasional leaf. Very Good
Synopsis
"THE DEAD SECRET" made its first appeal to readers, in periodical portions, week by week. On its completion, it was reprinted in two volumes. The edition so produced having been exhausted, the story makes its public appearance in the present form.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 836A10
- Title
- The Dead Secret
- Author
- Wilkie Collins
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1865
- Size
- 6.5" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- wilkie collins early editions mystery books early editions
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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"...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...