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THE GATES OF DOOM
by Sabatini, Rafael
- Used
- Condition
- Front and rear hinges partially cracked, slight lean, a very good copy in a very good later dust jacket with edge rubbing and li
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1926. First U. S. edition, later dust jacket. Front and rear hinges partially cracked, slight lean, a very good copy in a very good later dust jacket with edge rubbing and light wear to the spine ends. Jacket flap promote THE SWORD OF ISLAM and THE LOST KING published by Houghton in 1939 and 1937 respectively. The front panel illustration is in gray tones, not color. (24893). Octavo, pp. [i-vii] viii [ix-x][1-3] 4-321 [322: blank], original black cloth, front and spine stamped in orange. Set in 18th century England, spies, plots and mistaken identities.
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Details
- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24893
- Title
- THE GATES OF DOOM
- Author
- Sabatini, Rafael
- Book Condition
- Used - Front and rear hinges partially cracked, slight lean, a very good copy in a very good later dust jacket with edge rubbing and li
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U. S. edition, later dust jacket
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- Adventure Fiction . Historical Fiction
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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