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Boon, the Mind of the Race, the Wild Asses of the Devil, and the Last Trump: Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times
by Bliss, Reginald; [H. G. Wells]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Bookplate on front pastedown endpaper (Anna Griswold). Boards rubbed, spine cracked.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: George H. Doran Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Bookplate on front pastedown endpaper (Anna . Griswold). Boards rubbed, spine cracked.. 1915. Later Printing. Hardcover. Maroon cloth with printed paper label on front boards and titles in gilt on spine. A collection of essays, many literary, from the pen of H. G. Wells, writing under his pseudonym, Reginald Bliss. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 345 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42116
- Title
- Boon, the Mind of the Race, the Wild Asses of the Devil, and the Last Trump: Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times
- Author
- Bliss, Reginald; [H. G. Wells]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Bookplate on front pastedown endpaper (Anna Griswold). Boards rubbed, spine cracked.
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- George H. Doran Company
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1915
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Short Stories and Essays;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
We are happy to provide a refund within thirty days of the customer's receipt of any book(s) upon return of the book(s) to our shop.
About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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