The Riddle of the Sands
by Erskine Childers
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Formby, Merseyside, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Smith Elder & Co. Very Good. 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. The book has been re-backed. The black cloth is faded in parts, the corners are bumped, the text on the spine has faded. Original end papers, owners inscription on the pastedown. Endpapers are browned. The two maps and charts are intact . Slight foxing and light markings on the endpapers. The text block is generally clean and free of markings and foxing. ; First edition in the original black cloth, with the picture of the Dulcibella on the front board. ; 336 pages .
Synopsis
The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service is a 1903 novel by Erskine Childers. It is an early example of the espionage novel, with a strong underlying theme of militarism.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Truffle Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 730
- Title
- The Riddle of the Sands
- Author
- Erskine Childers
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Smith Elder & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1903
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Truffle Books
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Formby, Merseyside
About Truffle Books
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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....
- Re-backed
- Describes a book that has had the material covering the spine replaced or joints mended.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....