The Lady, or the Tiger? and other Stories
STOCKTON, Frank R.
From Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since July 25, 1997
From Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since July 25, 1997
About this Item
First edition thus, stated "Author's Edition." 24mo. Measuring approximately 5¼" x 4". Bound with wrappers into contemporary thin clothcovered boards with spine gilt. Tiny Brighton bookseller ticket on front pastedown. Binding slightly cocked, wrappers rubbed, a couple of preliminary and terminal leaves lightly foxed, very good or better. A nice copy; the text is otherwise fine. *BAL* 18882, a smaller format than the American and English editions and lacking five stories from those, but containing the first appearance of three Stockton stories not published in the other editions: "The Remarkable Wreck of the 'Thomas Hyke,'" "Plain Fishing," and "My Bull-Calf." (All three editions were published in 1884.) Significantly more uncommon than the Scribner's edition. *OCLC* locates about a dozen copies, only four in the U.S. Seller Inventory # 506021
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Lady, or the Tiger? and other Stories
Publisher: David Douglas, Edinburgh
Publication Date: 1884
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition
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