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Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, United Kingdom
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(More images available on request). G : in good condition. Slight foxing. 240mm x 170mm (9" x 7"). 662pp. Includes: Conan Doyle - The Voice of Science; Dumas - The Enchanted Whistle; Voltaire - The Two Genies & The Hermit; Hugo - Jenny; Balzac - A Passion in the Desert; Pushkin - The Pistol-Shot, The Snow Storm, & The Queen of Spades; Coulson Kernham - Night in an Opium Den. Heavy book extra shipping needed for overseas. Black hardback half-leather cover. Seller Inventory # str01a
Title: The Strand Magazine. Volume I. January - ...
Publisher: George Newnes Ltd, London
Publication Date: 1891
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Edition: First Edition.
Seller: Neo Books, Sidcup, KENT, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Some wear to covers and spine, mainly edges and corners, corners bumped and worn, boards starting to show, top and bottom of spine bumped and worn, edges fraying, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear but yellowing, top right corner lightly creased throughout, binding a little loose in a few places. Seller Inventory # 054260
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Dodman Books, Morston, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First volume of the immediately popular Strand Magazine, featuring a story ('The Voice Of Science') by Conan Doyle, with Sherlock Holmes yet to appear (see Vol.2). Much else of wide ranging interest here however. Bar small loss to head of the half title, and a little minor spotting early and late, all is in VG, clean and bright order. Nice tight binding with all edges of block marbled. Smart red cloth with gilt titling to spine. A couple of minor bumps and spine lightly faded but highly presentable. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 662pp. Seller Inventory # 105880
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Green Ink Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, POWYS, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. - Includes stories and articles by a number of famous writers including Dumas, Voltaire, Balzac, Pushkin and Arthur Conan Doyle - Bound in half black leather over black buckram boards - Covers heavily worn and chipped w/ edges and joints rubbed - Corners crushed and bumped - Boards exposed along along edges, corners, spine ends and joints - Spine a little cracked and worn w/ gilt lettering faded - Edges of text block tanned and stained - Endpapers unevenly tanned and foxed - Content badly toned and and foxed throughout - Some pages creased - Hinges breached but not open - Book ow/ solid and clean - 662 pages. Seller Inventory # 635786
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The Strand Magazine. An Illustrated Monthly. Edited by George Newnes. Volume I. January to June, 1891. Printed in London. Edited by George Newnes. 658 pp, 9.75 x 6.75 , 8vo, hardcover 3/4 leather. In good condition, with minor rubbing and wear to exterior, primarily along edges and corners. Light cracking to hinge near rear. Text block remains bound well and in good condition. Light markings and marginalia. Staining around edges and corners of some pages. Nicely illustrated throughout with black-and-white sketches. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce first biannual printing, along with the inclusion of The Voice of Science by Sherlock Holmes author Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930). While Sherlock Holmes had existed in print since 1887, he would become popular in the July 1891 issue, which included the short story A Scandal in Bohemia. COLL1891ADFX. Seller Inventory # COLL1891ADFX