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The King in Yellow
by Chambers, Robert W
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
NY: F. Tennyson Neely. Good with no dust jacket. Hardcover. Original cloth. Early issue, no date to TP. Points bumped, cloth rubbed, front hinge cracked. Some clippings/illustrations/reviews of this book have been affixed to the prelims, with offsetting. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 316;[4] pages .
Synopsis
The King in Yellow is a collection of short stories written by Robert W. Chambers and published in 1895. The stories could be categorized as early horror fiction or Victorian Gothic fiction, but the work also touches on mythology, fantasy, mystery, science fiction and romance. The first four stories in the collection involve a fictional two-act play of the same title.
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- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43665
- Title
- The King in Yellow
- Author
- Chambers, Robert W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- F. Tennyson Neely
- Place of Publication
- NY
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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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...