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The Wind That Tramps the World + The Purple Sea:. Splashes of Chinese Color - 2 volumes
by Owen, Frank
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- very good/no dj
- Seller
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Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Lantern Press, 1930. 1st edition. Hardcover. very good/no dj. The Wind That Tramps the World. The Lantern Press, New York, 1929. 118 pages, decorative boards with an Asian inspired floral pattern , black cloth spine.
The Purple Sea: More Splashes of Chinese Color. The Lantern Press, New York, 1930. 153 p. decorative boards with a floral pattern, black cloth spine
Hardcovers, no dust jacket. Condition very good, light shelf wear to edges of cover and spine, corners bumped. The Wind That Tramps the World has a small hole on the back-side of the spine.
The same nicely designed ex-libris in both books.
Ships from Hawaii with free Priority Mail upgrade within US. Short stories set in China, including several that appeared in Weird Tales Magazine and Mystery magazine.
The Purple Sea: More Splashes of Chinese Color. The Lantern Press, New York, 1930. 153 p. decorative boards with a floral pattern, black cloth spine
Hardcovers, no dust jacket. Condition very good, light shelf wear to edges of cover and spine, corners bumped. The Wind That Tramps the World has a small hole on the back-side of the spine.
The same nicely designed ex-libris in both books.
Ships from Hawaii with free Priority Mail upgrade within US. Short stories set in China, including several that appeared in Weird Tales Magazine and Mystery magazine.
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- Bookseller
- Rare Books Honolulu
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 703C
- Title
- The Wind That Tramps the World + The Purple Sea:. Splashes of Chinese Color - 2 volumes
- Author
- Owen, Frank
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good
- Jacket Condition
- no dj
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- The Lantern Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- Fantasy short stories of the 1930's
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sci-Fi / Fantasy; Fiction;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Rare Books Honolulu
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Rare Books Honolulu
Biblio member since 2021
Honolulu, Hawaii
About Rare Books Honolulu
Rare Books Honolulu is an online only bookstore in Hawaii, specializing in Hawaiiana, Fine Bindings, Illustrated Books, Limited Editions (New and Antiquarian), and "New But Already Out Of Print Books".
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