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Eden Phillpotts. Six Novels, including:... (Total: 6 Items)
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Eden Phillpotts. Six Novels, including: Flower of the Gods. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1943. First printing. Octavo. 296 pages. Publisher's gray weave textured boards with the spine lettered in dark blue. Illustrated dust jacket. Some bumping to the corners, some rubbing to the jacket, small closed tears to the front of the jacket and the head and foot of the jacket. Altogether a very good copy. English author Eden Phillpotts (1862 - 1960) authored this work centered upon a rare plant from the Andes which possesses the powers of a hero. [and:] Circe's Island and the Girl & the Faun. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1926. Octavo. 238 pages. Publisher's brick red boards blind-stamped with a single rule. The spine is lettered in gilt. Light green dust jacket with lettering in maroon. Previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper. Minor bumping to the corners and edges, some rubbing to the jacket, some tiny closed tears to the head and foot of the spine, a small tear to the front of the jacket. Altogether a very good copy. Published in one volume are two whimsical stories by Phillpotts, one about a wreck upon the dreaded isle of Circe, and the other about a faun who is in love with a young shepherdess. [and:] The Lavender Dragon. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1923. Octavo. 199 pages. Publisher's brick red boards blind-stamped with a singe rule. Spine lettered and single ruled in gilt. Light yellow dust jacket with a geometrically pattern in maroon. Some rubbing to the jacket, a few tiny closed tears to the edges of the jacket, some discoloration to the jacket spine. This work is Phillpotts' charming tale about Sir Jasper's encounter with the lavender dragon and his castle. [and:] Tabletop. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1939. First printing. Octavo. 236 pages. Publisher's light lavender boards with the spine lettered in gilt with a portion stamped in black. Some rubbing to the boards and jacket, three small pieces missing from the jacket, some small closed tears to the jacket edges, some pencil notations on the back of the jacket. Altogether a very good copy. Phillpotts authored this intriguing story about an Incan buried treasure which spurs a mystery solved by the heroine Jane. [and:] Address Unknown. London, New York, Melbourne, Sydney, Cape Town: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., [n.d.]. Octavo. 219 pages. Publisher's black cloth covers with the publisher's name in gilt on the front cover. The spine is lettered in gilt. Illustrated dust jacket. Some rubbing to the covers and jacket, some sunning to the spine of the jacket, some closed tears to the jacket edges. Altogether a very good copy. In this novel two scientists utilize wireless communications to discover an unknown but inhabited planet, and it is left to the reader to decide which planet possesses the superior intelligence. [and:] Lycanthrope: The Mystery of Sir William Wolf. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1938. Octavo. 280 pages. Publisher's light lavender cloth covers with the front cover and spine lettered and geometrically illustrated in black and maroon. Top edge red. Previous owner's bookplate affixed to the front pastedown endpaper. Some rubbing and discoloration to the covers and spine, some toning 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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