The Wonderful Adventures of Phra, the Phoenician.
by Arnold, Ewin Lester
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Phoenix Publ. Co.,, 1892. 1st American edition.The 1st British was a triple decker & the first British one volume edition was published the same year - preceeds the Lupton, Bert, Putnam, & Lovell editions - An ancient merchant lives his life over & over - re-incarnation novel. Pages browned else very good in decorated cloth, the gilt spine panel bright & clear - minor fraying starting at the spine tips, w/o loss, tight E. Pluribus Unum, Eagle & Shield binding.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alphabet Bookshop (ABAC/ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5454
- Title
- The Wonderful Adventures of Phra, the Phoenician.
- Author
- Arnold, Ewin Lester
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Phoenix Publ. Co.,
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1892
- Keywords
- Bleiler - Fantasy Fiction - Re-Incarnation Fiction - Egyptian Fantasy - Weird Fiction -
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century Literature; Supernatural Fiction; Mystery/Detective/Crime;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Alphabet Bookshop (ABAC/ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Port Colborne, Ontario
About Alphabet Bookshop (ABAC/ILAB
General used bookstore, Mon-Sat. 10: -5pm. Used, ou-of-print, scarce, and rare books. Literature, first editions, Canadiana etc. ABAC/ILAB Member
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- 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....