The Forty Second Parallel (possible early pirate edition)
Language: English
Published by Constable & Company Limited, Hong Kong, 1930
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Yesterday's Book Shop, CORVALLIS, OR, U.S.A.Yesterday's Book Shop
AbeBooks seller since February 4, 2026
Condition: Used
US$ 13.55
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
See photos for condition details. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt on spine. Previous owner's bookplate plus book binder label from Hong Kong on front pastedown. Book has a very unique binding, but it's too old to be considered a rebound edition as it would have to be done in 1930. The Hong Kong Printer and Bookbinder label gives the impression this is actually an unauthorized edition as the exterior and the text page is definitely show age. No publication date listed in book (1930). Pages show foxing and some soiling noted, binding tight.
Seller Inventory # 2190530
Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Forty Second Parallel (possible early pirate edition)
- Author
- John dos Passos
- Publisher
- Constable & Company Limited, Hong Kong
- Publication year
- 1930
- Condition
- Good+
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
- Seller catalogs
- First Editions, Mystery
Yesterday's Book Shop
CORVALLIS, OR, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since February 4, 2026
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 5 to 15 business days | 3 to 7 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 5.90 | US$ 14.90 |
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Store description
Yesterday's Book Shop is a small, family-owned establishment. The store first opened in Maryland in 1966 under the name The Collector's Corner, which mainly dealt in older books, stamps and assorted ephemera. In 1975 the name was changed to Yesterday's Book Shop when the main focus became only books and printed matter.