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A. Merritt. Two Novels, including: The Ship of Ishtar. Illustrated by Virgil Finlay. Los Angeles, Toronto: Borden Publishing Company, [1924]. Memorial Edition. Octavo. 309 pages. Ethereal full page illustrations throughout the text. Publisher's dark orange cloth covers with a small illustration in gilt on the front cover and the spine lettered in gilt. Illustrated dust jacket. Top edge teal. Very minor rubbing to the covers and jacket, very few tiny closed tears to the head and foot of the spine. Altogether a very good copy. Fantasy fiction author Abraham Merritt (1884 - 1943) originally published this work in 1926 with G. P. Putnam's Sons. This fantasy takes place sixty centuries in the past, centered upon a block from the ruins of Babylon, which is the key to an adventure of romance and mystery. [and:] The Face in the Abyss. New York: Horace Liveright, Inc., [1931]. First edition. Ex-library copy. Octavo. 343 pages. Publisher's yellow boards with the front cover and spine lettered in black. Top edge red. Previous owner's name plate affixed to the front pastedown endpaper. Library date sheet partially affixed to the rear free endpaper. Some bumping to the corners, some rubbing and soiling to the covers, some discoloration to the spine, some tears and discoloration to the endpapers. Altogether a very good copy.Auction Info
2008 June Grand Format Books & Manuscripts Auction #683 (go to Auction Home page)
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June, 2008
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