The Shining Pyramid
by Machen, Arthur
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed and soiled, spine cracked, foxing to fore-edges and page bottoms.
- Seller
-
Selkirk, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Martin Secker. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed and soiled, spine cracked, . foxing to fore-edges and page bottoms.. 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine. A collection of eight short stories and two articles, plus authors preface, by the Welsh writer of supernatural, horror, and fantasy fiction. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 189 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40175
- Title
- The Shining Pyramid
- Author
- Machen, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed and soiled, spine cracked, foxing to fore-edges and page bottoms.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Martin Secker
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1920s Fiction, FANTASY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction and Fantasy;
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.
Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...