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THE ONE BEFORE
by Pain, Barry [Eric Odell]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Inner hinges cracked, some foxing to the first few and last few leaves. Spine slightly darkened, touch of wear to spine ends and
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. First edition. Inner hinges cracked, some foxing to the first few and last few leaves. Spine slightly darkened, touch of wear to spine ends and corner tips, a very good copy. (20073). Octavo, pp. [1] [i-iv] v-viii [ix-x] 1-263 [264: blank], 84 illustrations by Tom Browne, original dark red cloth, front stamped in white and black, spine stamped in black. "Ansteyan fantasy about a ring which causes each of its owners to take on the personality traits of the previous one. The central motif is more interesting than the ones tiredly exhibited by the common run of Ansteyan pastiches." - Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-282. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Literature 1279. Clute and Grant (eds), The Encyclopedia of Fantasy, p. 742. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 401. Bleiler (1978), p. 153. Reginald 11120. NCBEL IV 698.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20073
- Title
- THE ONE BEFORE
- Author
- Pain, Barry [Eric Odell]
- Book Condition
- Used - Inner hinges cracked, some foxing to the first few and last few leaves. Spine slightly darkened, touch of wear to spine ends and
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1902
- Keywords
- Fantasy
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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