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The Flesh of the Orchid.
by CHASE, James Hadley
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Jarrolds,, [1948]. First edition, first impression, of the author's continuation of No Orchids for Miss Blandish, which was published in 1939. A film adaptation, La Chair de l'orchidée, was produced in France in 1975. Octavo. Original yellow cloth, spine lettered in black. With dust jacket. Housed in a custom black cloth folding chemise within black half morocco slipcase, spine lettered in gilt, black cloth sides. A very good copy in the dust jacket, lightly creased and chipped at extremities, faintly soiled, faint stain to verso at foot.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 130342
- Title
- The Flesh of the Orchid.
- Author
- CHASE, James Hadley
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Jarrolds,
- Date Published
- [1948]
Terms of Sale
Peter Harrington
All major credit cards are accepted. Both UK pounds and US dollars (exchange rate to be agreed) accepted. Books may be returned within 14 days of receipt for any reason, please notify first of returned goods.
About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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