The Boat Club, or, The Bunkers of Rippleton
Published by Brown, Bazin and Company, 1855
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: The Literary Lion, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.The Literary Lion
AbeBooks seller since February 28, 2003
Condition: Used - Near fine
US$ 750.00
Quantity: 1 available
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First edition. 12mo plum cloth stamped in blind and gilt, with an elaborate gilt depiction of a rowing scull and its inhabitants on the spine. Neat gift inscription on front fly, light, diffuse stain to lower front cover, else a bright, superior copy of a notoriously scarce and fragile publication. A card with Adams' signature with "Oliver Optic" below, laid in. Preserved in a custom brown half-morocco slipcase and chemise. Peter Parley to Penrod, page 12.
Seller Inventory # 5176
Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Boat Club, or, The Bunkers of Rippleton
- Author
- Optic, Oliver (pen name of William Taylor Adams)
- Publisher
- Brown, Bazin and Company
- Publication year
- 1855
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
The Literary Lion
San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since February 28, 2003
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