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Guy BOOTHBY, [b. Adelaide, 1867-1905] Previous Owner's Name, Address, and Date of Purchase (5 July 1957) on Front Free Endpaper, with Slight Offsetting to Dustjacket Flap. Was an Australian Novelist. His Early Work Was More in the Field of Music (he Wrot : DR. Nikola By Guy Boothby, A Very Nice Copy of This Once-Popular Thriller (still a Cracking Good Read!). A Truly Amazing Color Dustjacket of Sinister ScaryLooking Man ,with Dark Hair, with Black Cat on His Shoulder. The First in the Famous Doctor Nikola

London, England: Ward, Lock and Co., 1959

HBDJ, UNDATED, 1957, NF in VG- DW., Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-, AS-IS. Small Brown cloth cvr TITLED in Black on Spine LIGHT Wear, foxing to page outer edges. DW not price clipped shows Original price of 6/6 NET. Very slight edgewear to DW (now protected in clear mylar Protective removable cover). Light Scuff DJ & tiny chips Tears Extremities, 190 pages. NO ADS in Back, Interior nice tight clean light FOX, Wear, Although the book is undated, the rear flap of the dustjacket bears the date 5/4/57. Foxing at DJ Folds & light Scuff, Foxing back DJ .The first in the famous Doctor Nikola series. A Wonderful Tale of Dr. Nikola's adventures in trying to learn Occult Chinese Secrets. Featuring Doctor Nikola, a occult adventurer who seeks immortality. The diabolical doctor, a precursor to Sax Rohmer's Fu Manchu, is considered by some to be the first fictional super villain. Adventure novel, The first of four novels to feature Doctor Nikola the occult adventurer who seeks immortality. Guy Boothby's Nikola series, one of the more successful, was gritty and atmospheric; Victorian crime with a dark edge , His early work was more in the field of music (he wrote two librettos for opera) until 1894 when his first book was published. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good

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