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The Double Traitor
by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$3,999.12NZ$3,599.21
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About This Item
New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1915. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Near Fine. 7.5" by 5". Clarence F> Underwood. A thrilling tale of espionage and diplomatic disasters by E. Phillips Oppenheim, in a smart dust wrapper. The first A. L. Burt edition, published in the same year as the first, by arrangement with Little Brown & Company.In the original unclipped later issue dust wrapper.A great tale of the diplomatic events which led up to the outbreak of World War One, 'The Double Traitor' is a gripping novel which reveals the inner workings of the German spy system. Illustrated with a frontispiece, by Clarence F. Underwood.By prolific author E. Phillips Oppenheim, known for his best-selling genre fiction which featured a variety of glamourous characters and international intrigue.Six pages of adverts to the rear. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. 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. Cloth to the extremities and head of the rear board is a little cockeld. A few light marks to the boards. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Very light edge wear and handling marks to the wraps. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 890P48
- Title
- The Double Traitor
- Author
- E. Phillips Oppenheim
- Illustrator
- Clarence F> Underwood
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A. L. Burt Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1915
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- The Double Traitor e. phillips oppenheim clarence f. underwood world war one e. phillips oppenheim
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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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.
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- Cloth
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- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Fine
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- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
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