The Lost World
$1,025 · Offered by Biblio
First edition
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1912. 1st Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: 319, [1]. Very Good. 5 x 7.25 inches (12.5 x 18.5 cm). *** PLEASE NOTE *** The bookshop is currently closed for holidays. Items can still be ordered, but will not be dispatched until we reopen on Friday 21st August. Many thanks for your patience. *** First printing of the first Professor Challenger novel. Half blue morocco leather binding with marbled boards. Spine with five raised bands, title and date labels. Top page edge gilt. Marbled endpapers, slight fading to spine. Foxing to outer page edge. Good solid binding, very clean text throughout. Complete with eight plates, plus two maps and a small diagram within the text. From the 'J.L. Weir' Conan Doyle collection, with Weir's small bookplate to front pastedown endpaper. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5 x 7.25 inches (12.5 x 18.5 cm).
- Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton
- Year: 1912
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: hardcover
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