Description: Click here to see our other books! The Fascination of the King Guy Boothby 1897 Ward, Lock & Co., Limited : London 8" by 5.5" viii, 286, 15pp SUMMARY A smart first edition and in a pictorial binding of Boothby's adventure fiction, illustrated by Stanley L. Wood. Decorative Binding,First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage: £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION An adventure fiction inspired by the Far East.Guy Boothby (1867-1905) was a prolific Australian writer best known for his Dr Nikola series, and Pharos, the Egyptian, a Gothic tale about Egypt and the supernatural. Boothby was a friend of Rudyard Kipling's, and wrote ghost stories, Gothic horror, science fiction and crime fiction, with particular interest placed on his supernatural works.In a pictorial cloth binding.Illustrated by Stanley L. Wood.A first edition. CONDITION In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally, generally smart; spine is a touch cocked with bumping to the head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with just the odd spot. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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Author: Guy Boothby
Publisher: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited
Binding: Cloth
Special Attributes: Yes
Language: English
Fiction Subject: Action & Adventure
Illustrator: Stanley L. Wood
Original/Facsimile: Original
Original/Reproduction: Original
Signed: No
Year Printed: 1897
Place of Publication: London
Weight: 0.750000
Country/Region of Manufacture: London
