The Refugees: A Tale of Two Continents
by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co. , 1894. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A scarce copy of this brilliant adventure tale from Arthur Conan Doyle. Scarce copy. An exciting historical adventure tale, set in both seventeenth century France, in the Court of Louis XIV, and of Canada under French rule in the wilds of North America. Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a British writer and physician best known for creating the character Sherlock Holmes. Twenty-four pages of publisher's advertising to the rear. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Minor loss to the edges and head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with light scattered spotting. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 852T52
- Title
- The Refugees: A Tale of Two Continents
- Author
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1894
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Refugees Conan Doyle Conan
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....