New York: Farrar & Rinehart, [1934]. First Edition. Octavo (20.5cm.); original red cloth, upper cover and spine lettered in blue, dark blue topstain; [8],296pp.; photographic frontispiece, 3 leaves of illus. printed on rectos and versos. Light rubbing to spine ends, else a Near Fine, unfaded copy, albeit lacking the scarce dust jacket. "A fantasy of future politics. When Congress tries to force the nation into a European war, the president disappears and a crisis ensues" (HANNA 2935).

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

Details

Bookseller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 20859
Title: The President Vanishes
Author: [STOUT, Rex] Anonymous
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Farrar & Rinehart
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: [1934]
Bookseller catalogs: Modern Fiction; Social Fiction; Mystery, Crime, and Detective Fiction;

Terms of Sale

Lorne Bair Rare Books

All items are offered subject to prior sale. Orders must be prepaid, though billing may be arranged for institutions and customers with established credit. Payment may be made by Check, Money Order, Paypal or by valid credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover). Any item may be returned within 10 days of receipt for full refund. Signed and manuscript items carry an unlimited guarantee of authenticity.

About the Seller

Lorne Bair Rare Books

This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Biblio member since 2006

Winchester, Virginia

Ask Seller a Question

About Lorne Bair Rare Books

Lorne Bair Rare Books specializes in books, mansuscripts, and printed ephemera relating to American Social History, with an emphasis on radical and utopian movements of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. We are available in our showroom by appointment, at shows, and on-line through various booksellers' sites or at our website www.lornebair.com.

Glossary
Frequently asked questions

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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....
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.