1895 Beyond the Palaeocrystic Sea The Legend of Halfjord A S Morton First Edi...

Description: Click here to see our other books! Beyond the Palaeocrystic Sea or The Legend of Halfjord A. S. Morton 1895 E. W. Porter Co : St Paul, Minn 7.5" by 5" 3-264pp SUMMARY An later issue of the first edition of A. S. Morton's fantastical novel about the discoveries of a polar explorer in the Arctic. Early Edition,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 15.99 EU Postage: £ 13.99 European Postage: £ 14.99 Asia Postage: £ 18.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99 DESCRIPTION A first edition, later issue.Tipped in over the original publisher's imprint to the title page is a slip reading 'St. Paul's, Minn. E. W. Porter Co. Publisher's'. Interestingly, St. Paul in Minnesota is the town in which the author died, in 1900.A thrilling novel in which a polar explorer discovers a walled city in the Arctic, which is inhabited by race of Scandinavian descent, who believe the explorer to be the reincarnation of Halfjord, their legendary king.Bookseller's stamp to front pastedown. CONDITION In the publisher's original cloth binding. Boards bright. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with back strip lightly age toned. Hinges strained, with front hinge somewhat tender, and rear hinge firmly held. Bookseller's stamp to front pastedown. First four leaves - including title page - tenderly held to the tail only, otherwise internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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