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The Great Prince Shan
by Oppenheim, E. Phillips
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
-
Northfield, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1922. Espionage and intrigue in futuristic 1934 England. Basis for the 1924 movie starring Sessue Hayakawa. First U.S. edition. Bumped and rubbed with wear at the edges, damp stain to the lower front corner with drip marks to the front board. Spine darkened and slightly cocked, front hinge cracked, rear loose. Previous owner's name on the front end paper, dated June 1922. Jacket rubbed with chips and tears, including a long tear down the front flap fold and 1/2" loss to the spine ends. Upper edge has been trimmed with pinking shears for some unimaginable reason. Spine sunned, price intact, in Brodart.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair.
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- Bookseller
- MLC Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230671
- Title
- The Great Prince Shan
- Author
- Oppenheim, E. Phillips
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1922
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery/Suspense/Thriller;
Terms of Sale
MLC Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
MLC Books
Biblio member since 2009
Northfield, Minnesota
About MLC Books
MLC Books has been selling online since 2006, with a heavy emphasis on vintage and collectible crime fiction, other fiction, and books related to Minnesota. A diverse general stock available as well.
Glossary
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- 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....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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