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Fisher, Vardis. Darkness and the Deep.. Caxton Printers, Ltd., Caldwell, Idaho, 1943.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: This is one of the signed limited edition, and is #20 of 100. It is signed by Vardis FIsher on the limitation page. Full black leather binding shows slight wear to the spine edges and corners. The front hinge is cracked a bit, but holding fine. The pages are clean and tightly bound. ; 296 pages
Seller: Orrin Schwab Books, Providence, UT, U.S.A.
Vardis Fisher. Darkness and the Deep. Caxton Printers, Vanguard Press, 1943.
Price: US$160.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The first volume in Fisher's "Testament of Man" series, which went on for twelve volumes and traced the development of the human race from prehistoric times. 8.25" x 5.75". Black leather covers with gilt titles, T. E. G. Boards have been protected in an acrylic cover. Signed by Vardis Fisher and stamped number 40 of 100 copies on copyright page. Condition: Just a touch of wear to corners. All gilt is bright and intact. Pages are clean and unmarked.
Seller: B Street Books, ABAA and ILAB, San Mateo, CA, U.S.A.
Fisher, Vardis. Darkness and the Deep. The Caxton Printers, Ltd, Caldwell, Idaho, 1943.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Description: 296pp. Octavo [21 cm] Black grained leather with gilt stamped title on backstrip. Top edge gilt. Fine. The De Luxe edition od Darkness and the Deep is limited to 100 signed and numbered copies. Signed by Vardis Fisher and numbered 83/100.
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Price: US$330.00 + shipping
Description: Limited to 100 copies of which this is no. 39. Octavo (20.75cm.); full blue gilt-lettered morocco, top edge gilt; [6],296pp. A hint of rubbing to spine ends, else Fine. The first in the 12-volume "Testament of Man" series, set among primitive humans. BLEILER (1972), p. 115.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.