New York: Arno Press, 1975. Reprint edition . Hardcover. Gordon Grant.. A book in the Arno series of Science Fiction. Offset from 1915 Macmillan Company first edition with the original illustrations by Gordon Grant. Bound in original purple cloth with lettering printed in white. "Undoubtedly London's best fantastic story." Bleiler; Science-Fiction, The Early Years, 1358. Bleiler; The Checklist of Fantastic Literature, pg 183. See Barron; Anatomy of Wonder 4, 1-60. Attractive bookplate on the front paste-down endpaper. A miner production flaw of corner bend to a number of the initial pages. Spine mildly faded. A few spots of foxing to the upper edge of the text block. A very good plus copy, issued without dust jacket.

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Bookseller: Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 27400
Title: THE SCARLET PLAGUE
Author: London, Jack
Illustrator: Gordon Grant.
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Reprint edition
ISBN 10: 0405063040
ISBN 13: 9780405063046
Publisher: Arno Press
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1975
Keywords: science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural

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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Paste-down: The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
Offset: A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
A.N.: The book is pristine and free of any defects, in the same condition as ...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.