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Uncle Bernac
by Arthur Conan Doyle - RARE FIRST PRINTING LEATHER BOUND
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Smith, Elder & Co., London, 1897 VERY SCARCE especially in such a wonderful binding. An important and uncommon Sir Arthur Conan Doyle book, and for many collectors an essential part of their collection. Looking for a replacement to Sherlock Holmes after the author had killed him off in 1894, Doyle wrote this murder mystery in the dying years of the 19th century. Set in Napoleons era, it involves a Frenchman returning to his native land to join the Emperors ranks. Elegantly rebound in navy leather quarter binding, with gold titling to the spine, five raised bands, and hand marbled boards. Modern rebind is by Bristol Bookbinding, and this is an heirloom quality first edition for the serious Conan Doyle collector. It is elegant and beautiful, but most importantly it is utterly durable in this gorgeous binding. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine.
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- Bookseller
- the booksniffer
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ABE-5386826436
- Title
- Uncle Bernac
- Author
- Arthur Conan Doyle - RARE FIRST PRINTING LEATHER BOUND
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder & Co., London
- Date Published
- 1897
Terms of Sale
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All goods returnable without question
About the Seller
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Biblio member since 2005
Lewes, East Sussex
About the booksniffer
Modern First Editions, signed where possible, adult and young adult, illustrated books, Antiquarian. And, apart from the book selling, I am a writer and painter. Look at my stuff online at peterkettle.com and buy my prize winning novel, The Driftwood Giraffe on kindle.
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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....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
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