[Works] Pause! Little Tich. The Insiduous Dr. Fu-Manchu. The Romance of Sorcery. The Yellow Claw. The Devil Doctor. The Hand of Fu-Manchu. Brood of the Witch-Queen. The Orchard of Tears. The Quest of the Sacred Slipper. Dope. The Golden Scorpion. The Dream Detective. The Green Eyes of Bast. Bat Wing. Fire-Tongue. Grey Face. Yellow Shadows. Moon of Madness. She Who Sleeps. The Emperor of America. The Day the World Ended. Yu'an Hee See Laughs. The Mask of Fu Manchu. Tales of East and West. The Mask of Fu Manchu [second copy]
by ROHMER, Sax [pseud. WARD, Arthur]
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
[1-2] London: Greening and Co., [3,7,11-12,14] New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, [4,6,9] London: Methuen & Co., [5] New York: McBride, Nast & Company, [8,10, 13, 15, 19] New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, [16-18,21,23,26] London: Cassell and Company, [20] New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, [22,24-25] New York: The Crime Club, 1910-33.. Twenty-six volumes, 8vo. Five volumes with parts of the original pictorial wrappers bound in. Bound for the Times Book Club in contemporary full calf, gilt spines with maroon labels, one label lacking, head of one spine worn, some other mostly mild rubbing, a unique set. A handsomely bound collection of roughly half of Rohmer's prolific output. Excepting "The Insidious Fu-Manchu" and "Moon of Madness", all are either first or first US editions.
Details
- Seller
- Bow Windows Bookshop (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 44228
- Title
- [Works] Pause! Little Tich. The Insiduous Dr. Fu-Manchu. The Romance of Sorcery. The Yellow Claw. The Devil Doctor. The Hand of Fu-Manchu. Brood of the Witch-Queen. The Orchard of Tears. The Quest of the Sacred Slipper. Dope. The Golden Scorpion. The Dream Detective. The Green Eyes of Bast. Bat Wing. Fire-Tongue. Grey Face. Yellow Shadows. Moon of Madness. She Who Sleeps. The Emperor of America. The Day the World Ended. Yu'an Hee See Laughs. The Mask of Fu Manchu. Tales of East and West. The Mask of Fu Manchu [second copy]
- Author
- ROHMER, Sax [pseud. WARD, Arthur]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- [1-2] London: Greening and Co., [3,7,11-12,14] New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, [4,6,9] London: Methuen & Co., [5]
- Date Published
- 1910-33.
- Keywords
- Literature
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Bow Windows Bookshop
14 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bow Windows Bookshop
Biblio member since 2006
Lewes, East Sussex
About Bow Windows Bookshop
Bow Windows Bookshop has a large general stock of old and fine books and maps. Owned in partnership by Ric Latham and Jonathan Menezes, we buy and sell all manner of titles from early leatherbound volumes to modern first editions. We exhibit at bookfairs in the UK and North America and issue regular printed catalogues. Located in the beautiful county town of Lewes in the south-east of England, we are open six days a week. All our books are described as accurately as possible and we abide by the Code of Good Practice of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...