The Pursuit Of the House-Boat

by Bangs, John Kendrick

Pursuit of the House-Boat (sometimes called In Pursuit of the House-Boat or The Pursuit of the House-Boat) is an 1897 novel by John Kendrick Bangs, and the second one to feature his Associated Shades take on Hell.

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by Bangs, John Kendrick

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1897
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1897. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 12mo. First issue, with 7 titles on page 208. Illustrated by Peter Newell and dedicated to Conan Doyle. 204pp.(4)pp. ads at rear. Being some further account of the divers doings of the associated shades, under the leadership of Sherlock Holmes, Esq. Bound in tan pictorial… Read more about this item
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1897
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NY: Harper & Brothers, 1897. First Edition . Hardcover. Very good lacking a dust jacket. Small 16mo, illustrations by Peter Newell. Small area of discoloration on front board; the spine is a little sunned. The spine also has slight loss of gilt lettering in title. Owner's name, town, on second front endpaper. One of the earliest Sherlock Holmes pastiches.… Read more about this item
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The Pursuit of the House Boat: Being Some Further Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades, under the Leadership of Sherlock Holmes, Esq

The Pursuit of the House Boat: Being Some Further Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades, under the Leadership of Sherlock Holmes, Esq

by BANGS, John Kendrick

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1897
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1897. Hardcover. Illustrations by Peter Newell. 12mo. Tan cloth. 204pp, (4pp ads). Frontispiece, 7 full-page plates. Very good. Mild shelfwear. First edition of this sequel to "A House-Boat on the Styx." Tight and decent.
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by BANGS, John Kendrick

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1897
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New York: Harper and Brothers, 1897. Hardcover. Fine. First edition, first issue. Illustrated by Peter Newell. Beige cloth decorated in brown, red, gray-green, and black. About near fine with ink owner name, toning to the spine and somewhat cocked. Slight toning else about fine. A Sherlock Holmes parody.
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THE PURSUIT OF THE HOUSE-BOAT; Being Some Further Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades, under the Leadership of Sherlock Holmes, Esq. By John Kendrick Bangs / Illustrated By Peter Newell
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by Bangs, John Kendrick

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First American Edition
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1897
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New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1897. First American Edition. Cloth. Fine. Peter Newell. Small 8vo, olive cloth with gilt titles & device on spine; illustrated with B&W frontispiece of Shylockian pirate (with tissue guard) & 7 B&W plates; top page edges gilt [t.e.g.]; [xiv] + 204 pages, [no ads]. Scarce Early Sherlock Holmes' parody, illustrated… Read more about this item
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1897
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NY: Harper & Brothers. VG. 1897. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first issue bound in tan decorated cloth with black let ttering on the front cover and gold lettering on the spine. Peter Newe ll illustrations, 204 pages + ads at the rear. A very good copy. Soili ng to the covers and to the front fly leaf. Soiling to… Read more about this item
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by BANGS, John Kendrick

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1897
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New York: Harper and Brothers, 1897. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good with a darkened spine, some insect damage on the boards, ink notations on the front pastedown and endpaper, edgewear. Sherlock Holmes parody.
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The Pursuit of the House-boat

by Bangs, John Kendrick

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Used - G : in ood condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed. Split to spine. Previous owner inscription to fep
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Reprint
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1897
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Blackillustrated hardback cloth cover
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London: Osgood, McIlvaine & Co. G : in ood condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed. Split to spine. Previous owner inscription to fep. 1897. Reprint. Blackillustrated hardback cloth cover. 170mm x 120mm (7" x 5"). 204pp. .
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by Bangs, John Kendrick

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1900
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Harper & Brothers, London and New York, 1900. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Poor/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Peter Newell. list of illustrations. Within the text there are 22 black-and-white illustrations by Peter Newell, but the frontispiece is missing. Black coloured boards with red coloured illustration, same illustration as for page 128, with red coloured… Read more about this item
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The Pursuit of the House-Boat: Being Some Further Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades, Under the Leadership of Sherlock Holmes, Esq

The Pursuit of the House-Boat: Being Some Further Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades, Under the Leadership of Sherlock Holmes, Esq

by Bangs, John Kendrick

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First Edition
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1897
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New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Newell, Peter. viii, 204pp + [4]pp of publisher's advertisements. Probable later state with eight titles on the fourth page of ads. Tan pictorial cloth stamped in black, green, red, and brown on the front panel, and in gold and black on the spine panel. Sequel to A… Read more about this item
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The Pursuit of the House-Boat: Being Some Further Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades, Under the Leadership of Sherlock Holmes, Esq

The Pursuit of the House-Boat: Being Some Further Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades, Under the Leadership of Sherlock Holmes, Esq

by Bangs, John Kendrick

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1897
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New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Newell, Peter. viii, 204pp + [4]pp of publisher's advertisements. Probable first state with seven titles on the fourth page of ads. Tan pictorial cloth stamped in black, green, red, and brown on the front panel, and in gold and black on the spine panel. Sequel to A… Read more about this item
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by BANGS, John Kendrick

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1897
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New York: Harper and Brothers, 1897. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, first issue. Illustrated by Peter Newell. Beige cloth decorated in brown, red, gray-green, and black. About near fine with ink owner name, toning to the spine and somewhat cocked. A Sherlock Holmes parody.
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The Pursuit of the House-Boat

by BANGS, John Kendrick

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1902
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New York: Harper and Brothers, 1902. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Some light wear to the spinal extremities, else fine without dustwrapper.
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The Pursuit of the House-Boat: Being Some Further Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades, under the Leadership of Sherlock Holmes, Esq

The Pursuit of the House-Boat: Being Some Further Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades, under the Leadership of Sherlock Holmes, Esq

by BANGS, John Kendrick

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1897
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1897. Hardcover. Good. First edition, state "B." Illustrated with black and white plates by Peter Newell. 204, [4 ads] pp. Pictorial tan cloth. Binding toned and spine heavily so, moderate wear and endleaves lightly foxed, gutter neatly strengthened in a couple of places, good only. Bangs' second novel featuring the Associated Shades, following… Read more about this item
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1897
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New York: Harper, 1897. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Illustrated by Peter Newell. Good hardcover. First edition. Book has minor rubbing of spine and corners of cover, bend in corners of cover, fading of cover, name of former owner on front endpaper, aging of pages. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database… Read more about this item
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PURSUIT OF THE HOUSEBOAT

by Bangs, John Kendrick; illustrated by Peter Newell

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New York, NY: Harper & Brothers Publishers. G/NO DUSTJACKET. (1897). First Edition. Hardcover. Sm 8vo., 204 pp., cover rubbed, bumped, writing on endpaper, pages lightly toned .
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by Bangs, John Kendrick

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1897
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1897. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition of the sequel to A House-Boat On The Styx featuring the "Associated Shades", the ghosts of famous literary characters including Sherlock Holmes, James Boswell, Confucius, Socrates, Napoleon Bonaparte, Dr Samuel Johnson, William Shakespeare and George Washington, referred to as 'Bangsian fantasy'. A near fine, tight… Read more about this item
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The Pursuit of the House-boat;: Being some further account of the divers doings of the Associated Shades, under the leadership of Sherlock Holmes, Esq

The Pursuit of the House-boat;: Being some further account of the divers doings of the Associated Shades, under the leadership of Sherlock Holmes, Esq

by Bangs, John Kendrick

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1970
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Scholarly Press, 1970. A crisp and unmarked Reprint Edition. Full cloth binding. 204pp.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Newell, Peter. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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by Bangs, John Kendrick

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1897
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1897. First Edition. First printing Near fine in very attractive decorated cloth covered boards with black text stamping on the front board with minor spotting. Without a dust jacket. Subtitled: "Being some further account of the divers doing of the association shades, under the leadership of Sherlock Holmes, Esq." 204 pages… Read more about this item
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1897
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New York: Harpers, 1897. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated by Peter Newell. RC, book has rubbing of spine, edges and corners of cover, fading of cover, aging of pages, lean, bend in corners of cover. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire… Read more about this item
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