Short Cruises
by W. W. Jacobs
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Only
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hurst and Blackett, Limited, 1907. First edition. Cloth. Good Only. 8" by 5.5". Will Owen. A first edition of W. W. Jacobs' collection of short stories, illustrated with thirty-eight plates by Will Owen. A collection of twelve of Jacobs' best short stories, including 'The Changeling', 'Mixed Relations', 'Alf's Dream' and 'Angels' Visits'.Written by William Wymarck Jacobs (1863-1943), an prolific short story writer and author of comic and horror fiction. His best-known short story, 'The Monkey's Paw' is an influential piece of horror fictiona dn has been adapted numerous times across stage, radio and screen.Illustrated with thirty-eight plates by Will Owen. A first edition of this work.Bound in the jovial original pictorial cloth. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally a trifle worn, with bumping to the head and tail of the spine and the extremities; some wear to the boards, including a small abrasion to the front board. Internally, generally firmly bound, with the binding exposed past the front endpaper. Text block has split at pages 128 and page 193, exposing the binding. Pages have the odd spot, but are generally bright and clean. Good Only
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 776R31
- Title
- Short Cruises
- Author
- W. W. Jacobs
- Illustrator
- Will Owen
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Only
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hurst and Blackett, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1907
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- W. W. Jacobs Short Cruises Short Stories Will Owen Short Cruises
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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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