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The Martian. A Novel
by Du Maurier, George
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London & New York: Harper & Bros, 1898. George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier (1834-1896) worked as an illustrator and cartoonist (mainly for "Punch"); with his eyesight failing, he turned to writing. This is a Near Fine copy of his third, posthumously-published fantasy/speculative fiction novel. The First English edition (published one year after the US). Dark blue smooth decorative cloth binding with an illustrated front cover; gilt lettering on the spine and the front. Clean and fresh text; 471 pages, with four pages of publisher's adverts in the rear. List of author's works and frontis portrait. Top-edge is gilt, others rough-cut. Mild bumps to the corners, else Fine. A superior copy of this interesting early "science fiction" novel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First UK Edition.. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002689
- Title
- The Martian. A Novel
- Author
- Du Maurier, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First UK Edition.
- Publisher
- Harper & Bros
- Place of Publication
- London & New York
- Date Published
- 1898
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Quercus Rare Books
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Chico, California
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About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Bumps
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- New
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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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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