Restless is the River [Inscribed]
by DERLETH, August
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939. Early Printing. Octavo (21cm); black cloth, titled and ruled in green and gilt on spine and front cover; map endpapers; viii,514pp. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page: "To Vernon & Bessie Beggs / with cordial wishes at Sac Prairie / July 21, 1941 / Sincerely / August Derleth." Moderate external wear, several tiny tears to spine ends, a few faint cup-rings and some faint soil to covers, with some offsetting to endpapers; only Very Good, lacking the dustjacket. Historical novel covering the period 1839-1848 in the Sac Prairie Saga, "when the area was changing from a mining and fur-trading region into a primarily agricultural one. The story focuses on Count Augustin Brogmar, who has fled his native Hungary for political reasons, and who becomes a leader in the new Sac Prairie settlement" (WILSON 549).
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 61616
- Title
- Restless is the River [Inscribed]
- Author
- DERLETH, August
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction;
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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...
- Cloth
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....