VALDAR THE OFT-BORN: A SAGA OF SEVEN AGES ..
by Griffith, George (George Chetwynd Griffith-Jones)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Bookplate with inked name affixed to front paste down partially covering a previous inked name and address, front hinge cracked,
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: London:C. Arthur Pearson, Limited, 1895. First edition, first binding. Bookplate with inked name affixed to front paste down partially covering a previous inked name and address, front hinge cracked, corners lightly bumped, light wear to cloth at corner tips and head of spine, spine a bit dull, a very good copy. (24966). Octavo, pp. [i-v] vi [vii-viii] [1] 2-416, sixteen inserted plates with illustrations by Harold Piffard, original pictorial maroon cloth, front panel stamped in black and gold, spine panel stamped in gold. "Fantasy saga of a son of Odin who, upsetting the laws of his polar country and bringing about ragnarok, is doomed to many reincarnations through the ages; basically a series of bloodthirsty historical adventures in a similar vein to [Arnold's] PHRA THE PHOENICIAN." - Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 98. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 2-70. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 717. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 370. Bleiler (1978), p. 87. Reginald 06387. Wolff 2799.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24966
- Title
- VALDAR THE OFT-BORN: A SAGA OF SEVEN AGES ..
- Author
- Griffith, George (George Chetwynd Griffith-Jones)
- Book Condition
- Used - Bookplate with inked name affixed to front paste down partially covering a previous inked name and address, front hinge cracked,
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first binding
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London:C. Arthur Pearson, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1895
- Keywords
- Fantasy
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John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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