London: Chatto & Windus, 1893. First Edition; three volumes; publisher’s decorated cloth; trivial wear and foxing; an excellent set in a custom clamshell box. Henty is best known for his boys’ books with patriotic themes, action, gallantry and imperial triumph, but he wrote eleven books for adults, and published five novels in the three-decker format. Chatto & Windus issued four of these, of which this was the first and most successful, nevertheless remaining a notable rarity. These books represented the last gasp of three-decker publishing, a costly format well-suited to an era where for profit lending libraries could rent the volumes out individually (and incidentally resulting in copies such as the present one, never accessioned by these libraries, being much rarer). Britain and America were entering a period when industrial methods and cheaper materials (pulp paper, etc.) allowed mass production and distribution of books, rendering this earlier, charming, attractive format uneconomical and outmoded.

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Bookseller: Peter L. Stern & Company, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 34454P
Title: Rujub, the Juggler
Author: HENTY, G.A
Book Condition: Used - First Edition; three volumes; publisher’s decorated cloth; trivial wear and foxing; an excellent set in a custom clamshell box
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1893
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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With more than 35 years experience in the rare book trade, Peter L. Stern and Co., Inc. has established itself as a highly regarded firm of antiquarian booksellers.

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Clamshell Box: A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...