1921 The City in the Clouds C Ranger Gull First Edition Dust Wrapper Very Scarce

Description: Click here to see our other books! The City in the Clouds C. Ranger Gull 1921 Hurst & Blackett : London 8" by 15.5" 9-288, 15pp SUMMARY The vanishingly scarce first edition of C. Ranger's Gulls's fantastical novel about a floating city over London. First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding,Very Scarce,With Dustwrapper Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed This book weighs 1 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 22.99 EU Postage: £ 16.99 European Postage: £ 17.99 Asia Postage: £ 22.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 28.99 DESCRIPTION The first edition, first impression of this very scarce work. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.In this fantastical novel, an airborne pleasure palace floats above London. The wealthy Brazilian businessman responsible for the construction of the city, however, has really built it for his own protection, and a journalist named Thomas Kirby sets out to investigate.With a fifteen page publisher's catalogue to the rear, dated August, 1921. CONDITION In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with a touch of shelf wear to back strip tail, and light bumping to back strip head. Rear board a touch bowed. Back strip reinforced with paper to the entirety of the reverse. Light handling marks dust wrapper to rear wrap and back strip. Tape repairs to dust wrapper at head and tail of folds over front and rear joints, back strip tail, and head and tails of folds over flyleaves. Loss of paper and a significant closed tear to back strip head, with small closed tears and minor losses to the tail of the front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed Good Only 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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