Cave Thousand Columns by Grattan Smith (3 results)

1st edition, hardback, 8vo, 288pp, 5 b/w plates, edges browned and some light foxing, text otherwise clean and sound, brown cloth, corners bumped, Good condition / no dustwrapper.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. A bright first edition of this thrilling adventure novel about giant monsters who live in caves beneath Australia, in a vibrantly illustrated dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the very scarce publisher's original clipped dust wrapper, retaining the price.An Australian ventriloquist, journalist and children's author, Grattan-Smith's work features two young adventurers who encounter monsters, giant serpents and non-human species in vast underground caverns beneath Australia.Illustrated with a frontispiece and four further monochrome plates. Collated, complete.With a former owner's inscription, dated 1941, to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with publisher's original clipped dust wrapper, retaining the price. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with a further bump to the fore edge of the rear board. Inscription to front free endpaper. Handling marks and light discolouration to back strip and rear wrap. Chipping and minor losses to back strip head and tail. Edgewear and loss to head of rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

First Edition. Collation, 288pp. Bound in original publishers cloth, binding in excellent condition, without and real signs of wear. Dust jacket clipped on inner flap, ( not sure if price clipped, as price is on red sticker ) light rubbed on edges, dust marked/stained, but in very good condition. Internally, contents holding firm, no loose pages, previous owners name and stamp, dated 1943, also early gift inscription, no other writing or marking, pages in very good clean condition throughout. Book measures 14x20cm. Weight 750g.A54 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. …