The Rose of Paradise
by Illustrated Books - Pyle, Howard
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Avon, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1888. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo. 231 pp. Dark green cloth-covered book with gilt lettering to front panel and spine. Complete wqith eight full-page illustrations by Pyle. Being a detailed account of certain adventures that happened to Captain John Mackra, in connection with the famous pirate, Edward England in the year 1720 off the Island of Fuanna in the Mozambique Channel; writ by himself, and now for the first time published. Slight spine roll. Minor wear to cover edges. A handsome very good copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Derringer Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26161
- Title
- The Rose of Paradise
- Author
- Illustrated Books - Pyle, Howard
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1888
- Keywords
- Adventure, Travel, Pirates, Illustrated
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature / First Editions;
Terms of Sale
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Derringer Books
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Avon, Connecticut
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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