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Great Science-Fiction & Fantasy Works
Science-fiction & fantasy literature: a critical list with discussions.
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Down in the Cellar: Available Copies
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Seller: World of Rare Books (Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $60.09
Shipping: $6.25
TOTAL Cost: $66.34
1961. First Edition. 203 pages. No dust jacket. Paper covered boards. Clean pages with mild tanning and moderate foxing throughout. Tightly bound with mild thumb-marking throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Heavy foxing to text block edges. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Heavy tanning to spine, which has mild crushing and wear to ends. Mild scratching and marking to boards. Book has forward lean.
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Down in the Cellar by Gray, Nicholas Stuart
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Dennis Dobson (1961)
Seller: Hiding Place Books (Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $750.00
Shipping: $4.50
TOTAL Cost: $754.50
Clean, bright copy of a scarce and marvelous book, one of the great 20th century fantasies for children. I read it myself several years ago and was amazed. Touch of foxing here and there - see pics - and a light bump at foot of spine. Very good plus in a nice unclipped jacket.
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Down in the Cellar by GRAY, Nicholas Stuart
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780571096411
Publisher: Dennis Dobson, London (1961)
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Fine
Book Price: $3000.00
Shipping: $5.50
TOTAL Cost: $3005.50
First edition. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Fine in about about near fine price-clipped dust jacket with touch of sunning to spine and hint of toning to the edge of the rear panel from an old jacket protector. A children's story by the British writer Nicholas Stuart Gray, who has recently been rediscovered with the help of Neil Gaiman who called him "one of the most brilliant children's authors of the 20th century." Nearly all of Gray's books are surprisingly difficult to find, particularly when in the first edition and nice condition like this copy. Very scarce.
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