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The Virgin of the Sun A Tale of the Conquest of Peru
by Griffith, George
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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North Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
London: C. Arthur Pearson Limited. London: Fair with no dust jacket. 1898. First edition. Locke [A Spectrum of Fantasy, pages 98-99 "Non-fantasy. A historical adventure novel of the conquest of Peru, which is, however, frequently listed in checklists of fantastic literature, the new edition of Bleiler coding it to indicate supernatural and revival of the dead. Has Bleiler confused it with THE ROMANCE OF THE GOLDEN STAR or have I missed seeing the relevant sequences? This was Giffith's first attempt at a serious novel and was not serialized"]. Bleiler [1978 Checklist page 87]. Dark green cloth with yellow lettering and yellow and orange pictorial design, top edge stained blackish as issued, 306+ pages, frontispiece. Binding cracked and front cover scratched else Good copy Fraying to spine ends, corner bumping, text paper tanned.LR5/5E
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- Bookseller
- biblioboy
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 864370
- Title
- The Virgin of the Sun A Tale of the Conquest of Peru
- Author
- Griffith, George
- Illustrator
- Stanley Wood frontispiece
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- C. Arthur Pearson Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1898
- Pages
- 306
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- HISTORICAL, ADVENTURE, FICTION, CONQUEST, PERU
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North Providence, Rhode Island
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We are biblioboybiblioboy dealers in Books, Stamps, Ephemera, Victorian Trade cards, Magazines, Postcards, Sheet Music, Engravings, and much more. I started out as a book collector and soon progressed to owning a book store with over 80,000 books and more than 10,000 pieces of ephemera, postcards, and other items. I exhibited my stock for years at book and paper shows around the eastern United States. As the book and paper business has changed over the years, I have changed the way I do business to evolve with the times. I now offer my items for sale on the web only, through my various listing services and web sites. Being a a collector, as well as a dealer, I understand the importance of condition, as well as rarity of an item, and the desire to own scarce and one of a kind items.
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