Beyond the Palaeocrystic Sea or The Legend of Halfjord

A. S. Morton

Verlag: E. W. Porter Co, St Paul, Minn, 1895

Beschreibung

An later issue of the first edition of A. S. Morton's fantastical novel about the discoveries of a polar explorer in the Arctic. 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. 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. Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 911F63

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Beyond the Palaeocrystic Sea or The Legend ...

Verlag: E. W. Porter Co, St Paul, Minn

Erscheinungsdatum: 1895

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: None

Zustand: Good

Auflage: First edition.

Art des Buches: book