Star of Ill-Omen
by Dennis Wheatley
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hutchinson, 1952 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 7.5" by 5.5". None. The first edition, first printing of Dennis Wheatley's science fiction novel with the original dust wrapper. First edition, first printing of Star of Ill-Omen by Dennis Wheatley in the original publisher's binding and unclipped dust wrapper.The science fiction novel follows the protagonist, British Secret Agent Kem Lincoln, on his special mission to South America. Dennis Wheatley was a British author of thriller and occult novels who saw success in the mid twentieth century. In original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. There is some slight wear to the extremities of the dust wrapper. There is some very minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. There is a very slight mark to the back board. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 828W55
- Title
- Star of Ill-Omen
- Author
- Dennis Wheatley
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1952
- Size
- 7.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- First edition First printing Dust wrapper Dennis Wheatly First printing
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
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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- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...