The Purple Sea, More Splashes Of Chinese Color

Owen, Frank

Published by The Lantern Press, 1930

About this Item

Hardcover in dust jacket, (VG+/G-), Signed by Author on front free endpaper, First Edition, The Lantern Press, New York, 1930, 153 pages, 5.25 in. x 7.75 in., black cloth spine with with gilt titles, color-decorated boards (pattern of gold and purple swallows in beautiful bright metallic colors on a black background, almost looks hand-painted), corners mildly rubbed, very minor edge wear, spine ends very faintly bumped, dust jacket illustration by HR (Hugh Rankin), jacket has bumping and wear to corners and spine ends, wear and a very few short closed tears to jacket edges, one short closed split near top of jacket spine, rear jacket panel separated from spine (difficult to see now that jacket is covered), jacket panels and spine lightly darkened, dust jacket protected in new archival plastic cover, contents clean and tight, book: Very Good Plus, dust jacket: Good Minus {Several of these stories are noted as appearing courtesy of Dance Magazine, A Macfadden Publication or previously in Weird Tales . CONTENTS: The Golden Hour of Kwoh Fan, The Purple Sea, The Silent Trees, The Lantern-Maker, Gobi Interlude, The Perfumes of Chow Wang, The Quaint Manuscript of Wu Wang, The Rice Merchant, Love Letters of a Little House, The Tinkle of the Camel's Bell, The Old Man Who Swept the Sky.} 5243 [Os0121JH] Please feel free to contact us with questions about our books - we are happy to provide further information!

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Purple Sea, More Splashes Of Chinese Color
• Publisher: The Lantern Press
• Publication Date: 1930
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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  • Science Fiction