Lud-in-the-Mist
by Mirrlees, Hope
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
New York City: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927. Hardcover. pp. 313. Small 8vo. Bound in original patterned paper over boards, with green cloth spine. Edges rubbed, title label slightly pulled away, but not torn, binding lightly soiled. The 'Borzoi'-design endpapers are clean and tight, although the binding feels very slightly sprung. Contents clean and bright. Good+. No dust jacket. Helen Hope Mirrlees (1887-1978) was a British poet, novelist, and translator (she spoke six languages by her mid-20s), and friend of Virginia Woolf. Her best known work is 'Lud-in-the-Mist', which was first published by W. Collins Sons in London, in 1926 (See Bleiler, 'The Check-List of Science-Fiction and Supernatural Fiction'). It 'is a unique fantasy novel, slow moving and exquisitely written, fairly short and very much unlike the typical Tolkien rehashes of today' (George T. Dodds, SF Site Reviews). This is the first American edition. This title has been re-published numerous times, starting with a mass-market paperback in 1970.
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- Bookseller
- BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9900033995
- Title
- Lud-in-the-Mist
- Author
- Mirrlees, Hope
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York City
- Date Published
- 1927
- Keywords
- Fantasy; CCMF
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.