The Insidious Dr Fu-Manchu, Being a Somewhat Detailed Account of the Amazing Adventures of Nayland Smith in His Trailing of the Sinister Chinaman (The Franklin Library of Mystery Masterpieces)

Author(s): Rohmer, Sax

Illustrator(s): Parks, Melanie Marder

Binding:	Hardcover
Volume Condition:	Fine
Dust Jacket:	No
Language:	English
Publisher Name:	Franklin Library
Publication Year:	1990
Book ID:	002487
Catalogue(s):	Beautiful Books ◇ Classic Literature

[xii], 284pp. Bound in full deep green buckram, blocked, lettered and embellished in gilt gold, three raised bands to spine. All edges gilded with 22 karat gold. Decorated endpapers. Double spread frontispiece illustration by Melanie Marder Parks, specially commissioned for this edition. Printed on high quality, acid-free paper (so the pages will not brown over time) and pages sewn in rather than glued. A truly, gorgeously handsome volume, designed to become an heirloom. A large and heavy volume which may require an additional charge for overseas shipping. The Franklin Library designed and bound books with unsurpassed skill in achieving a premium-quality product: each is 'a wonder', in the finest traditions of bookbinding. [ The Franklin Library, before its demise in 2000, produced books to various different standards in various different series: it can be hard, for instance, to distinguish between its genuine leather and faux-leather bindings, and some volumes came with silk moire endpapers rather than paper. We see may dealers' listings giving incorrect or ambiguous information (or none), so advise Franklin Library collector's to be care. There's a guide to Franklin Library editions and their identification on our blog.] This is a very hard to find edition.

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