The Black Wheel
by Merritt, A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
New York: New Collectors' Group, 1947. First edition, limited. Hardcover. Hannes Bok. 115pp. Quarto [29 cm] Black cloth covered boards with a large gilt stamped title on the front cover. Very good condition. The edges of the covers are rubbed and bumped. The underlying boards are just beginning to peak through at the bottom corner of the front cover. The gilt stamped title on the front cover is heavily rubbed. Cancel copyright sticker affixed to the verso of the title page. The pages are mildly browned. No paper dust jacket. Number 667 of 1000 copies. L. W. Currey states that this fantasy by Merritt was completed by Hannes Bok. State A. Illustrated by Hannes Bok. He painted close to 150 covers for numerous science fiction, fantasy, and detective fiction magazines, as well as contributing hundreds of black and white interior illustrations.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27076
- Title
- The Black Wheel
- Author
- Merritt, A
- Illustrator
- Hannes Bok
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, limited
- Publisher
- New Collectors' Group
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- Hannes Bok; A. Merritt; Illustrators
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Ken Sanders Rare Books is a full service antiquarian bookshop in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. We carry an ever-changing inventory of art, ephemera, maps, photography, and postcards in addition to a vast selection of used and rare books along with a few new books. We actively purchase and appraise books in all fields.
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