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FOR SATAN'S SAKE.
by O'DONNELL, Elliott
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: Greening & Co. Ltd, 20 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C., 1904. First Edition. Octavo, original purple cloth lettered in gilt on spine, lettered and ruled in gilt on front panel. 322 pp, pp (1-2) are ads. Light tanning to text block, some fading to cloth covers, mottled discolouration to spine and part of rear panel, 3 cm long closed pull tear at top edge of front spine hinge. A good, tight copy of a rare book.
¶ The author's first published book, a macabre supernatural tale in which the narrator is sent to hell following his suicide and from there back to earth to corrupt the souls of the living.
¶ The author's first published book, a macabre supernatural tale in which the narrator is sent to hell following his suicide and from there back to earth to corrupt the souls of the living.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thompson Rare Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 312025
- Title
- FOR SATAN'S SAKE.
- Author
- O'DONNELL, Elliott
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Greening & Co. Ltd, 20 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, W.C.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1904
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About the Seller
Thompson Rare Books
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Hornby Island, British Columbia
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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