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The Island of Doctor Moreau
by H.G. Wells
- Used
- fine
- hardcover
- First
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Hutton Cranswick, East Yorkshire
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$1,120.32
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About This Item
UK: Heinemann. London, Heinemann, 1896. Hardback first edition and first impression. 32pp ads to rear. Rebound in recent full morocco, with raised bands, TEG, marbled endpapers. A lovely binding. Near fine internally, with a couple of unobstrusive stains. Original cover and spine laid in to rear. . Fine. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1896.
Synopsis
The Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hyraxia
(GB)
- Bookseller Inventory #
- 5162
- Title
- The Island of Doctor Moreau
- Author
- H.G. Wells
- Format/binding
- Hardback
- Book condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date published
- 1896
Terms of Sale
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Hyraxia
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Hutton Cranswick, East Yorkshire
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Specialist Bookseller dealing in modern first editions and rare books.
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- fine
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- raised band(s)
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- morocco
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- rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- First Edition
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