- Used
Seller: Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaKay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller
AbeBooks seller since May 21, 2013
Condition: Used
US$ 98.12
Quantity: 1 available
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With an Introduction by Geraldine Bonner. Pp. viii+54+[2](blank, colophon), photogravure frontispiece from an oil painting by Galen J. Perrett, tissue guard; f'cap. 8vo; qr. vellum, spine lettered in gilt, brown papered boards with bevelled edges, corners a trifle worn; t.e.g., others uncut; ribbon marker; brown endpapers, lightly marked, a little light foxing; one of 1,000 copies printed in Scotch roman type on Fabriano handmade paper at The Tomoye Press for Paul Elder & Company, San Francisco, 1907. Western Classics series No. 2 [of 4]. *Typography designed by John Henry Nash. Short story first published in a San Francisco paper in 1871, under the pseudonym of 'Caxton' . The author, a lawyer interested in scientific research, alleges that 'by the use of potassium, water could be set on fire, and that anyone possessing this baneful secret could destroy the world' [Introduction, p. ii].
Seller Inventory # 016241
Bibliographic details
- Title
- THE CASE OF SUMMERFIELD
- Author
- Rhodes, W. H.
- Publisher
- John Henry Nash, San Francisco
- Publication year
- 1907
- Seller catalogs
- Literature, Private Press & Fine Printing
Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Shipping rates from Australia to U.S.A.
| Item | 25 to 45 business days | 8 to 14 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 26.00 | US$ 29.00 |
Payment methods
Store description
Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller Pty Ltd 156 Collins Street, Melbourne Vic 3000 Australia books@kaycraddock.com +61 3 9654 8506 ABN: 16 007 334 312 Director: Kay Craddock Established in 1965, a salon-style bookshop in the heart of Melbourne's central business district. The shop has a large and varied stock of antiquarian and secondhand books, ranging from the fifteenth to the twenty-first centuries, covering most subjects and price ranges. Specialities include fine press and illustrated books, literature, children's books, books about books and militaria.…
Specialty
Early printed books, Art and architecture, Private press and fine printing, Books about books, Illustrated books, Literature, Children's Books, Australiana, Militaria, Antiquarian and secondhand booksAssociation member
Seller's business information
Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller Pty Ltd
The Assembly Hall Building, 156 Collins Street
Melbourne, VIC Australia 3000
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