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The Missioner
by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$263.42NZ$237.08
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About This Item
London: Ward, Lock & Co., 1908. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. A first edition copy of this novel by the popular writer E. Phillips Oppenheim, known for his dramatic plots and glamourous characters. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with gilt detailing to the front board. Edward Phillips Oppenheim (1866-1946) was a prolific writer of bestselling fiction. His novels and short stories often featured glamorous characters, exciting action and international intrigue. This illustrated work centres on a romance between an earnest missioner and a headstrong and worldly heroine. A 16 page publisher's catalogue to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally fairly smart, though faded to the spine with shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with some spotting to the fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 872M2
- Title
- The Missioner
- Author
- E. Phillips Oppenheim
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ward, Lock & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1908
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Oppenheim Novels Edwardian era Novels
Terms of Sale
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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.
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- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
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