Cawthorn & Moorcock: Fantasy: The 100 Best Books #27 Green and Gibson A37e. A very collectible copy, clean, square, crisp. Two very mild blemishes to cloth else a near fine copy of this proto-typical example of the "lost world" genre. Former owner's name and address written in pencil on front free end-paper and dated Jan.
Illustrated with 16 plates, eleven by Joseph Clement Coll and five by Maple White. The first of the Professor Challenger stories, of which only 20,000 copies were printed. Doran Company on the title page, plus Hoddeer and Stoughton monogram, but with only Hodder & Stoughton on the spine heel.
Hardcover, light brown ribbed cloth, gold gilt lettering to spine and front board, with Hodder & Stoughton/New York/ George H.
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