Chase Ruby by Marsh: First Edition (2 results)
More imagesPublished by R.A. Everett & Co. 1904 1904
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, , United KingdomJarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used
US$ 74.96
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Half title, 16pp cata.; leaf margins sl. browned. Orig. red pictorial cloth, blocked in yellow, black & white; spine sl. dulled, a little rubbed. Embossed stamp of 'W. H. Smith & Co.' on leading f.e.p. A nice copy. The work was originally published by Skeffington in 1900, in the same binding. The novel follows a mysterious figur…e with hypnotic shape-shifting powers who chases a British politician to London. Richard Marsh, 1857-1915, was a best-selling Edwardian author known for his horror tale The Beetle (1897), published the same year as Stoker's Dracula.
More imagesPublished by R.A. Everett, London 1904
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Lycanthia Rare Books, Newark, NOTTS, United KingdomLycanthia Rare Books
Contact seller3-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
US$ 136.30
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. First Everett edition. First edition thus (with Everett imprint). 8vo. Original pictorial cloth. A rare title by the author of The Beetle; originally published by Skeffington in 1900, in the same binding. Bibliographer Michael Sadleir's copy. Some toning to margins; cloth very good. Pr…ovenance: Michael Sadleir (bookplate to front pastedown), renowned bibliographer & collector of 19th century literature. Book.
