Sir Nigel
by Doyle, Arthur Conan
- Used
- first
- Condition
- good to very good
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1906. Undetermined. good to very good. 1st Edition. [ix]394 + [2]pp. Octavo. Publisher's red cloth, title and author in gilt with embossed illustration. Spine title in same, spine slightly darkened, some small tears to crown and foot. Small stain to rear board, corners lightly rubbed. Former owner's name in ink to front fly, front joint cracked. Illustrated frontis, 7 B/W plates. A tight copy; plates bright and clean. good to very good Perhaps best known for the iconic "Sherlock Holmes" stories, Arthur Conan Doyle struggled through most of his career to receive recognition for his other fictional works. (Green & Gibson A30a.) 1906
Synopsis
Sir Nigel is a historical novel set during the Hundred Years' War, by the British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Written in 1906, it is a fore-runner to Doyle's earlier novel The White Company, and describes the early life of that book's hero Sir Nigel Loring in the service of King Edward III at the start of the Hundred Years' War.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 104914
- Title
- Sir Nigel
- Author
- Doyle, Arthur Conan
- Format/Binding
- Undetermined
- Book Condition
- Used - good to very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1906
- Keywords
- Conan Doyle|Sherlock Holmes|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...