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The Black Castle: A Novel of the Macabre
by Les Daniels
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near Fine first printing of first edition cloth with light blue lettering on spine and Very Good DJ in protective mylar cover. SIGNED by author Les Daniels on title page. Stamp from previous book dealer inside front endpaper and brownish marking next to it. Otherwise no markings (aside form author's signature!), creases, or tears. DJ shows some shelf wear at top, creases to interior flap, and discoloration at top of front interior flap and rear cover (not price clipped). There is a tear between front papers and title page, but binding is tight and firm. 241 pages.
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- Bookseller
- William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000192
- Title
- The Black Castle: A Novel of the Macabre
- Author
- Les Daniels
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978
- Pages
- 241
- Keywords
- Horror, Science Fiction, Vampire, literature, novel, Don Sebastian de Villanueva
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
Biblio member since 2018
Greenwood, South Carolina
About William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts specializes in modern poetry and southern history, with an emphasis on first and signed editions.
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- Fine
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- Title Page
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- First Edition
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
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