{"product_id":"the-lost-stradivarius-by-j-meade-falkner-first-edition-1895","title":"The Lost Stradivarius by J. Meade Falkner (First Edition) 1895","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e.description {font-size: 16px;}.heading {font-weight: bold;}.details {font-weight: normal;}\u003c\/style\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003eThe Lost Stradivarius by J. Meade Falkner (First Edition) 1895\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003eAuthors: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"details\"\u003eJ. Meade Falkner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003eLocation: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"details\"\u003eEdinburgh \u0026amp; London\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"details\"\u003eWilliam Blackwood and Sons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003eDate: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"details\"\u003e1895\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003eEdition: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"details\"\u003eFirst Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003eFeatures: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"details\"\u003eAuthor's first book. Early printing of the First Edition. Printing code \"1\/96\" on last page of the Catalogue (32 pages) at rear. Dark blue cloth, spine lettered gilt, pictorial stamping in blind to spine and cover. Floral patterned brown endsheets. 296pp. Scarce. Preceding M. R. James's ghost stories by several years, it has been called the novel James might have written, had he written novels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"details\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003eBook Condition: \u003c\/span\u003eGood: Slightly leaned with worn spine ends. Half-inch tear to spine bottom and shorter tears and a chip to spine top. Owner's 1918 Christmas gift inscription to ffe. Some foxing to the blank sides of the front and back free endpapers. A few faint dampstains to the last few pages of the catalogue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003eNotes: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"details\"\u003e32 page Catalog of publications from William Blackwood \u0026amp; Sons in back of book with date of \"1\/96\" on last page. The First Edition, First Printing is dated \"11\/95\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003eHCX0126-1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Heartwood Books and Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44009025077359,"sku":"HCX0126-1","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/1291\/4287\/files\/57_9fafd46d-2cc9-4c4d-90de-e624e3538375.jpg?v=1766515325","url":"https:\/\/heartwoodbooksandart.com\/products\/the-lost-stradivarius-by-j-meade-falkner-first-edition-1895","provider":"Heartwood Books and Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}