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THE WOLF LEADER: Edited from the translation of Alfred Allinson by L. Sprague de Camp
by Dumas, Alexandre
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Damp stain corners of cloth, upper corners a bit bumped, a good to very good copy in a good dust jacket with chipping at corners
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Prime Press, [1950]. First U. S. edition. Damp stain corners of cloth, upper corners a bit bumped, a good to very good copy in a good dust jacket with chipping at corners and upper front panel with loss, damp staining at corners and flap edges, tape repair to verso of front spine fold with some bleed through. (24189). Octavo, illustrations by Mahlon Blaine, cloth. THE WOLF-LEADER was first published in Paris by Cadot in 1857 in three volumes. "Dumas's most successful supernatural work by far ... an entertaining historical romance based on traditional legends of the werewolf." - Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 138. "An excellent story based in the folklore which Dumas encountered as a child..." - Barron: Horror Literature 2-23. Illustrations by Mahlon Blaine. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 568. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 73. In 333. Bleiler (1978), p. 65. Reginald 04573.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24189
- Title
- THE WOLF LEADER: Edited from the translation of Alfred Allinson by L. Sprague de Camp
- Author
- Dumas, Alexandre
- Book Condition
- Used - Damp stain corners of cloth, upper corners a bit bumped, a good to very good copy in a good dust jacket with chipping at corners
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U. S. edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Prime Press
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- [1950]
- Keywords
- Horror
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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