THE MYSTERY OF DR. FU MANCHU
by Rohmer, Sax (pseudonym of Arthur S. Ward)
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- Condition
- Mild foxing to preliminary and late leaves, slight darkening to spine, a nearly fine copy. (31146)
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About This Item
London: Metheun & Co. Ltd., [1922]. Second edition. Mild foxing to preliminary and late leaves, slight darkening to spine, a nearly fine copy. (31146). Octavo, pp. [1-2] [i-iv] v-vi [1-2] 3-308 + 32 page publisher catalog date "Autumn 1913," original red cloth, front and spine stamped in gold, bottom edge uncut. The second edition, so marked and published one month after the first edition. The first volume in the Fu Manchu series first published in 1913. Generally considered to be a novel, the first Fu Manchu book actually consists of ten connected short stories. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature II, pp. 585-89. Bleiler (1978), p. 170. Hubin, p. 695. Reginald 12386A. Day, p. 13.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31146
- Title
- THE MYSTERY OF DR. FU MANCHU
- Author
- Rohmer, Sax (pseudonym of Arthur S. Ward)
- Book Condition
- Used - Mild foxing to preliminary and late leaves, slight darkening to spine, a nearly fine copy. (31146)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition
- Publisher
- Metheun & Co. Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1922]
- Keywords
- SF . Mystery
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John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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