THE SECRET OF FATHER BROWN.
by CHESTERTON, G.K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936 :
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Cassell & Co., (1927). First edition. The fourth of the Father Brown volumes - ten short stories and pieces, including "The Song of the Flying Fish" and "The Red Moon of Meru". Dedicated to Father John O'Connor of Bradford - reputed to be the original of "Father Brown" - and certainly the priest who guided Chesterton to catholicism. Crown 8vo (188 x 119mm). [viii],(310),[ii]pp. Bound in an elegant recent half black morocco, banded and gilt; top edge gilt; original cloth backstrip preserved at rear; a few very faint spots, but a very good copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ash Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36204
- Title
- THE SECRET OF FATHER BROWN.
- Author
- CHESTERTON, G.K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936 :
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : Cassell & Co., (1927).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
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Glossary
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...