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192539179Marseille and Paris: Cahiers du Sud 1925. First edition of this amusing collection of light verse about travel one of fifty numbered copies printed on Chiffon de Moirans wove paper. A UNIQUE COPY ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT WITH ASTONISHING ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY JULES PASCIN EXECUTED WITH A MATCH AND A NAIL. The drawings--lively funny and extremely irreverent and yet entirely relevant to the poems they illustrate--reveal Pascin to be at the height of his powers. At the end a note in Pascin's hand: "à Pierre Humbourg / ces dessins faits / avec un clou / et une allumette / Pascin". Large 12mo. Original printed blue wraps. ENTIRELY UNCUT with large margins. FINE AND BRIGHT. Unique important and absolutely stunning. <br/><br/> Cahiers du Sud paperback
192330237<p>HB NODustJacket 1st edition 1ST Printing PUBLISHED Sept 1923 on the copyright page. Title & copyrite pg shows 1923 NF- BK/ VG-CVR NO DUSTJACKET NOJACKET AS-IS Lists thru this Title on Listing pg in front of bk 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 IN. Approx SPINE FADE Black Cloth with Gold Gilt Title & Decoration on Front of Hand Holding Fire & 7 Dancing Figures TINY Rub to Spine & spine edge with tiny chips back cloth cvr Interior Nice tight Clean Light FoX Wear TIGHTLY BOUND 107 PGS new borzoi books Spring 1925 light bumping to the extremities. . No owner signatures bookplates or other marks. Sound binding and secure hinges. An intact presentable 1stprinting of Gibran's most enduring work. Light noticeable wear to the covers. Spine is not creased. Pages are otherwise clean free of markings and fully intact. Page block has darkened. Overall a really nice copy his second work in English after "The Madman"--for several years before it was published in October 1923. Both the author and the world consider this his masterpiece and it has been translated into dozens of languages. "The Prophet" concerns Almustafa "the chosen one" who after exile on an island addresses such universal themes as love joy sorrow pain and time. These short aphorisms functioning as a sort of spiritual poetry have move</p> ALFRED KNOPF , DOUBLEDAY NY, Electrotyped by Vail-Ballou Press, NY, Printed & bound Plimpton Press, MA hardcover
191311661AB1913. Vienna Berger 1913. 9 : 14 cm. Two original coloured drawings and the complete set of 6 coloured lithographed postcards by Berthold Löffler. With two original designes for two of the postcards drawings in pencil ink and colours green yellow blue red and pink. In 1913 Berthold Löffler designed a couple of postcards for the firm 'Kilophot' in Vienna. This were the official postcards for the Austrian Adria Exhibition which took place in Vienna in 1913. Here the complete set of 6 coloured lithographed postcards. Very elegant and young design. - Patke Berthold Löffler p. 91 with colour illustration. unknown
1956145361Montreal: McGill Poetry Series Contact Press 1956 First Edition. 79 pp. Octavo. Original black patterned cloth. Silver lettering on the spine. Top edge trimmed with fore edge untrimmed. Contemporary name on the front endpaper dated April 1956. 5 line drawings by Freda Guttman. A fine copy unfortunately missing the rare dust wrapper. Whiteman A1. Nadel 45 The McGill poetry series was the first venture of its kind in Canada and was edited by Louis Dudek of McGill University. Cohen's first published book was printed in an edition of less than 400 copies according to Ira Nadel. The book although not rare in the market place has become very expensive with copies commanding over 5 figures. 1956 McGill Poetry Series [Contact Press] hardcover
1902D12396Paris 1902. Hardcover. Very Good. Half cloth and marbled paper portfolio hand-calligraphed paper label "Paris Enghien Costumes de G Marie" affixed to upper board; contains 43 gouache ink and watercolor costume designs many heightened with wash gold or silver; loose sheets 380x254mm with artwork on the recto only each one signed by the artist with handwritten text description of the characters and costumes. Inscribed by the artist Gustave Marie to Madame Langlois likely a patron on the inside front board: "en souvenir. en bien respectueux hommage / 5 September 1902." Portfolio rubbed; frayed at spine tips corners and along joints; fore-edge ties lacking. Contents are VG or better; some leaves a little wrinkled and dusty along the edges; occasional faint foxing. Highly detailed skilled costumes designs for men and mostly women begging for display. <br/><br/>Papers of the day hailed the 3 act 5 tableaux revue by "masters of the genre" Monreal and Blondeau as a sensation. It boasted all new costumes and sets and a battalion of young and pretty women. The plates here show a range of amusing sexy chaste or dignified characters described as Parisiana La Cigalle Le Moulin-Rouge Les Enfants Terribles Le Chic L'Amour Le Fetard plus some dandies some military men and more. The costumes are abundant in detail with lace bows fanciful hats and accessories even some surprisingly risque cut-outs. hardcover
192544706Paris: Published by the author 1925. Limited First edition. Hardcover. g to vg. Folio 16 1/2 x 14 3/4". Unpaginated. 8pp Title Preface Table of Contents Limitation page 10 leaves Plates 10 leaves Suite of the plates. Original gilt-tooled full vellum with gold lettering to spine. Marbled endpapers. Title page in red and black lettering. Jean Auscher's striking series of 10 wash drawings highlighted in pochoir render a vivid joyful pittoresque and at times acerbic vision of people dancing at Parisian nightclubs in the 1920s. The ten drawings are followed by a suite of the same plates without the pochoir highlighting. Each illustration measures appr. 8 1/2 x 11" and is tipped in onto heavy cardstock. Text pages on Japan paper. One of the 50 Hors Commerce copies this being the only known HC copy printed on Japan Nacre from a total edition of 1178. Minor and sporadic rubbing along edges of binding. Covers slightly warped. Text in French. Binding in overall good interior in very good condition. About the artist: Jean Auscher 1896-c. 1950 was a 20th century French artist caricaturist and illustrator. Auscher was a pupil at l’Ecole des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. His work was exhibited at Le Salon d'Automne and Le Salon des Tuileries between 1923 and 1933. His most characteristic work recorded the life "des Années Folles" in the Paris of the 1920s including scenes in the casinos gambling clubs and dance halls evoking the decadence of the demi-monde. He also recorded the theatrical community with portraits of actors some in their famous roles such as Louis Jouvet as "Le Trouhadec indigne" and the clown Grock. His best-known work appeared in limited edition folios published by the artist himself "La Faune des Dancings" 1925 and "Le Baccara" circa 1926. Many copies of the lithographs contained in these were heightened with watercolor. He contributed to the satirical journal "Le Rire"; he also illustrated works by Irène Némirovsky who was rediscovered when "Suite Française" was republished in 2004. Andre Haguenauer "Les Amertumes" 1925 and Alfred Machard "Printemps Sexuel" provided Auscher with subject matter that was again towards the margins of conventional attitudes to sexuality. From Wikipedia. Published by the author hardcover
194712473Berkeley: Bern Borter 1947. Limited Edition. Very good/Very good-. Octavo 33pp. illustrated. Duncan's first book. A very good copy in the publisher's green cloth. Boards mildly soiled and the spine somewhat darkened though the gilt remains bright. This copy apparently one of three known examples with a dust jacket more on that to follow which repeats the design of the endpapers with no text. Jacket about very good unevenly toned with a large chip on the rear panel. This is number 5 of 100 limited copies SIGNED by Duncan on the limitation page alongside illustrator Mary Fabilli and with two manuscript poems in Duncan's hand written on the following leaf: "The blessed Herbert in his love does sing." and "Faithless and many minded muses.". This copy additionally inscribed by Duncan though unsigned it's clearly in his hand on a front blank to Bradley Bransford and dated in advance of publication: "for Brad 1947 July. Sometimes our feelings are so mild they are like a day when rocks seem mere extensions of the sea / these days these feelings are prehaps true undulations of love's most pleasant guise." Bransford's ownership signature appears on the front free endpaper. A lengthy typed note from bookseller Jack Shoemaker offering this book in 1976 for $850 to a collector gives some background details on the publication history some of which he was able to glean from talking to Duncan himself at the time of writing. The two manuscript poems at rear were not published until 2012 more than two decades after Duncan's death. Bertholf A1b. (Bern Borter) unknown
1926D8774Paris: Au Divan 1926. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Original printed wraps bound in orange cloth gilt-stamped lettering in brown leather spine label; folio; pp. 8 plus 15 hand-colored illustrations. Number 97 from a limited edition of 100 copies. Boards and lightly rubbed; spine tips a little frayed and label a little chipped; original wraps toned with flattened creases; previous owner's bookplate. Contents are fine -- bright and clean. SOLD WITH two letters handwritten illustrated and signed by Fabres to a female companion Antoinette "Mi muy querida y siempre recordada amiga". Both are mostly in French with just a little Spanish both list an address of 715 Madison Avenue in New York and both are absolutely charming. The first dated 18 Mai 1951 has 5 hand-painted illustrations. The second 5 Aout 1951 has an ink doodle of a winged man flying with a heart in one hand and flowers in the other. Flattened creases from folding but displays nicely contents on the rectos only. Fabres pitches some wonderful woo. <br/><br/> Au Divan hardcover
1905050883Pasadena: Charles Francis and Elisabeth HAllowell Saunders 1905. First Edition 1st Printing. Brown Chemise / String Binding. Fine. 11" x 5 1/2. Color Plates By Elisabeth Hallowell Saunders. String-Bound Text Pages Title Page Printed In Red And Black With Six Loose Color Plates In Gray Felt Three-Panel Chemise Printed In Black And Red As Issued Apparently The First State And Rare. The Poppy Plate Has Some Light Brown Discoloration At Edges Outside Of The Printed Area. Second Separate Publication By The Saunders. Charles Francis Saunders 1859-1941 Was Born To Quaker Parents In Bucks County Pennsylvania. He And His First Wife Elisabeth Hallowell Saunders D. 1910 Were Both Avid Naturalists; Charles Began Publishing Essays On Botany As Early As The 1890S. Charles And Elisabeth Also Collaborated On A Number Of Publications He As Author She As Illustrator. After A Honeymoon Trip To California And The Southwest In 1902 The Couple Moved Permanently To California In 1906 And Settled In A Craftsman Bungalow On North Lake Avenue In Pasadena Where Charles Devoted Himself Full Time To Writing. He Eventually Published More Than A Dozen Books Inspired By California And The Southwest. Both Charles And Elisabeth Were Amateur Photographers And Many Of Their Photographs Were Used To Illustrate Saunders' Books The Indians Of The Terraced Houses 1912 And Under The Sky In California 1913. In 1921 Saunders Married Mira Barrett Culin D. 1968 Whom He Had Met At The Pasadena Garden Club. Also A Writer Mira Shared Saunders' Interest In Gardens Botany And Photography. For Many Years Mira Published Articles On Pasadena Gardens Parks And Trees In The Pasadena Star News For Which She Took Dozens Of Photographs. First With Elisabeth And Then With Mira Saunders Travelled Extensively Throughout California And The Southwest Photographing All Of The California Missions The Regions' Natural Wonders Native Americans And Flora Among Other Things. These Interests Became The Subjects Of 18 Books And Numerous Essays And Articles Saunders Published In His Lifetime. Many Of These Books Were Illustrated With Photographs Taken By Their Author On His Many Excursions. Saunders' Collection Of Native American Pottery And Crafts Is Now In The Collection Of The Southwest Museum Los Angeles And His Botanic Library Is In The Possession Of The Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens. Source: Apostol Jane. "Southern California Through The Lens Of Charles Francis Saunders" Southern California Quarterly Volume 81 Spring 1999: 1-88. <br/> <br/> Charles Francis and Elisabeth HAllowell Saunders unknown
192569687Garden City New York: Doubleday Page & Company. As New in As New dust jacket. 1925. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - TEXT PRISTINE - Corresponds to ASIN: B00085C5W8. 321 pages including an appendix of nautical terms and expressions. -- with a bonus offer-- . Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover
199633250Boston Massachusetts U.S.A.: Harry N Abrams Inc. New. 1996. Hardcover. 0810935856 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY BRAND NEW PRISTINE NEVER OPENED -- 221 pp -- clean and crisp tight and bright pages with no writing or markings to the text. "A treasure for connoisseurs and scholars this volume showcases the ravishing chalk studies of male and female nude models made after 1800 by famous French painter Pierre-Paul Prud'hon. Often called "the French Correggio" for his freewheeling mythological and allegorical canvases Prud'hon 1758-1823 was an unorthodox public artist of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Empire. The Romantic generation championed his melancholy mysterious eroticism which is on full display in these feminized male bodies and idealized female torsos. Chief curator at large for Manhattan's Museum of Modern Art Elderfield looks at Prud'hon's unhappy life he separated from his violent drunken wife after 25 years gaining custody of his five children when she was committed to an insane asylum and masterfully analyzes startling works that blur normally separated categories masculine/feminine platonic/passionate cool/ecstatic in a transgressive fantasy of desire. Gordon is an independent art historian." Book Review by John Elderfield From Publishers Weekly -- with a bonus offer--; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall . Harry N Abrams Inc hardcover
199128982New York / London: Janie C. Lee Master Drawings / Kate Ganz Limited. New. 1991. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - -- with a bonus offer-- . Janie C. Lee Master Drawings / Kate Ganz Limited paperback
199918168New York: Master Drawings Association Inc. New. 1999. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY PRISTINE NEVER OPENED -- with a bonus offer-- . Master Drawings Association, Inc. paperback
196252047New York: Atheneum. As New. 1962. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Text pristine clean & unmarked tight to spine - 308 pages. -- with a bonus offer-- . Atheneum hardcover
197521303New York: Macmillan Publishing Co. Inc. As New. 1975. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - -- 548 pages. From the publisher: ".Volume III is much more than merely a supplement to the other two volumes. Here Wallace Nutting the most renowned authority in the field gives everyone the opportunity to profit by his own experiences throughout a long life devoted to American antiques. He tells the reader where and what to collect analyzes the special problems of the small collector lists twenty-one precautions for the beginner. He recounts some delightful yarns and describes his own experiences in acquiring historic antiques - most of which are now in museums. Of special interest is Mr. Nutting's outline of cabinet-making and his account of how the old cabinetmakers worked with a complete list of early cabinetmakers." -- with a bonus offer--; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall . Macmillan Publishing Co. , Inc. hardcover
195654969As New. 1956. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - 240 pages -- with a bonus offer-- . hardcover
200036134PARIS: Societe Du Dessins / Salons Hoche. New. 2000. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY BRAND NEW PRISTINE NEVER OPENED - 60 pages. Catalogue for the Spriing 2000 Drawings Fair held at the Salons Hoche in Paris. Includes profiles of the participating galleries with contact information and an illustrated sampling of works offered by each. Among the artists represented: Fontebasso Vuillard J. Martin Degas Gericault and many others. -- with a bonus offer-- . Societe Du Dessins / Salons Hoche paperback
19313116974Paris/new York: Harrison Balch and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1931. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover in slipcase. First edition. Limited edition of which 425 copies were offered for sale in America. This being #380. Fine on grey Auvergne hand-made paper wrappers laid-into a red folded card sleeve with title label on spine that slips into a similar red card folder lacking the top. The outer folder is strengthened by clear tape mends. The paper knife which is often missing is present. The pages have been opened so they may be easily perused. A charming if elusive early work by Calder. E. B. ; 7 3/4" x 10 1/4"; 124 pages . Harrison Balch and Company paperback
1964306413New York: W. W. Norton & Company Inc. 1964. 1964 Edition. Hardcover. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn with some loss and dust-toned dust-wrapper price-clipped now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description; 233 pages. Notes; The 1964 edition SIGNED and inscribed by P. L. Travers. Subjects; World War II 1939-1945 Children ; Fiction. New York: W. W. Norton & Company Inc. hardcover
19493116331New York: Viking Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1949. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Warmly INSCRIBED by M. F. K. Fisher to her neighbor in year of publication on front end-paper. Close to fine in very good dust jacket. Usual discoloration at spine on jacket with shelf-wear at crest of spine. Traces of shelf-soiling on rear cover of jacket. Uncommon early inscription with her farm in Hemet she whimsically called 'Bareacres' noted. ; 5 3/4" x 8 1/2"; 253 pages . Viking Press. hardcover
194512833Cummington MA: Cummington Press 1945. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Large octavo unpaginated. A notoriously fragile book and one of only "a few" per Edelstein see below copies bound in rose-colored Japanese Natsume straw-paper over boards. The calf spine is worn at the extremities but less so than is often seen and the binding is sound. Gentle wear to corners but a sharp internally clean example; very good. Lacking as usual the plain glassine dust jacket. This is number 260 of 300 limited copies another 40 were signed by Stevens. Edelstein A10 references an unpublished letter from Harry Duncan publisher of the Cummington Press to Stevens which reads in part: "Five copies will be mailed to you on Monday. One of these is covered with rose paper not with the green . Only a few copies have it all the available green paper not quite being enough for the entire edition." Furthermore of the six locations noted by Edelstein only Holly Stevens's copy is in the rose binding. A desirable copy. Cummington Press hardcover
1925059684Boston / New York: Houghton Mifflin Company 1925. First American Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 464 Pp. Folding Map At End. Red Cloth Colored Boards. First American Edition Later Printing 1925 Using Sheets Printed In Great Britain. Some Wear Spine Lettering Quite Clear But Not Bright No Marks Fraying At Tips And Along Bottom Edges Of Boards. Black Silhouette Bookplate Of Ayscough In Robes Feeding Her Pekingese Hand Titled "Yo Fei And His Missus" Inscribed "To Mrs. Low With Love A Well-Acquainted American's Observations In China; It Would Be Hard To Find Any Comparable Early Twentieth Century English-Language Observations Of China Or America By A Chinese Writer. Florence Wheelock Ayscough Macnair 1875 -1942 Was A Sinologist Writer And Translator Of Chinese Literature Born In Shanghai China To Canadian Father Thomas Reed Wheelock And American Mother Edith H. Clarke. Ayscough Moved To The United States Aged Nine And Attended Shaw School In Brookline Where She Met Amy Lowell The American Poet. The Two Were Lifelong Friends. Ayscough's Family Returned To Live In China When She Was In Her Early Twenties. Ayscough Was A Lecturer On Chinese Art And Literature And Was The Author Of Eight Books On Chinese History Culture Literary Criticism And Translation. She Traveled As A Lecturer To Cities Including London Paris Berlin And New York. Ayscough Accepted A Permanent Lecturing Post At The University Of Chicago In 1938 Where She Lectured On Chinese Literature And Continued Her Translation Work And Documenting The History And Culture Of China. She Was Honorary Librarian Of The North China Branch Royal Asiatic Society In Shanghai For Fifteen Years. She Collected Modern Chinese Paintings Including Work By Xu Gu. Her Efforts Introduced This Chinese Art Form To The American Public. Her Writings Included Translations Of Classical Poetry And Essays On Chinese Art History And Philosophy. She Work Also Attempted To Correct Previous Inaccurate Attempts To Translate The Cultures Of Ancient And Contemporary China For Example Perspectives Of China As A Stagnant Culture. In Addition To Countering Negative Stereotypes With Positive Reevaluations She Also Sought To Correct Misinformation. For Example Her Review Of The 1931 Novel The Good Earth By American Writer Pearl Buck Ayscough Praised The Choice Of Contemporary Chinese Peasantry As The Subject But Criticized The Accuracy. Ayscough Had A Strong Influence On The Work Of Amy Lowell Being The Source Of Lowell's Interest In Asian Culture And Chinese Poetry; Ayscough Introduced Lowell To Chinese Paintings And Poetry In 1917. On A Visit To America She Brought With Her Chinese Word Pictures That She Translated Into English Which Lowell Turned Into Rhymed Poetry. Her First Book Fir-Flower Tablets With Amy Lowell Was A Translation Of Poems From The Chinese. A Chinese Mirror Published In 1925 Was An Analysis Of The Structure Of Chinese Society And Government In Particular The Symbolism Of The Beijing Imperial Palaces. She Published Tu Fu The Autobiography Of A Chinese Poet In 1929; Her Translations Of The Poems Of Tu Fu With A Biography Constructed Using His Poetry. In 1934 She Published Travels Of A Chinese Poet. These Two Works Contributed To The Introduction Of Tu Fu To The British Public. Ayscough Wrote Two Books Intended For Younger Readers; The Autobiography Of A Chinese Dog An Account Of Shanghai From The Perspective Of Her Pekingese Dog Yo-Fei And Fire-Cracker Land. Her Final Work Chinese Women Yesterday And To-Day Published In 1937 Examined Contemporary Chinese Women Leaders As Successors Of A Long Line Of Capable Though Secluded Chinese Women. Ayscough Also Contributed Articles To The Encyclopaedia Sinica. After Her Death Ayscough's Correspondence With Her Friend The Poet Amy Lowell Was Compiled And Published By Her Husband Professor Harley Farnsworth Macnair. The Following Year He Published A Biography Of His Wife Titled The Incomparable Lady. He Donated Her Collection Of 1292 Chinese-Language Books To The Library Of Congress. <br/> <br/> Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover
1934035942London: The James Press 1934. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good . Xxix 29 I Pp. Hardcover Four Colors Of Cloth There Is No Standard Set Of Colors But The Design Was Constant Gilt. One Of 90 Copies This Copy Number "B" Colophon Hand Corrected By James From Seventy-Five To Ninety. Inscribed By Edward James "With Love" To His Sister Silvia And Dated Christmas 1934. 11 1/8" X 8 5/8". Light Wear And Fading To Covers Although Spine And Cover Gilt Lettering Is Bright And Clear. No Fraying. Edward James British Heir Possible Son Of Edward Vii Author Was A An Important Collector And Supporter Of Surrealism. His Family Home The West Dean Estate He Donated To Found A College Devoted To Fostering Skilled Useful Arts.He Took As His Personal Home A Smaller House On The Estate Monkton Which He Filled With Surrealist And Other Fine Art Including Work On The House Itself By Noted Surrealists. While In Hollywood He Advocated For The Saving Of The Watts Towers After They Were Abandoned By Simon Rodia. By His Design And At His Own Expense. Las Pozas "The Pools" Was Created By James Circa 1949-1984 More Than 2000 Feet 610 M Above Sea Level In A Subtropical Rainforest. It Includes More Than 80 Acres 32 Ha Of Natural Waterfalls And Pools Interlaced With Towering Surrealist Sculptures In Concrete. Las Pozas Is Near The Village Of Xilitla San Luis Potosí A Seven-Hour Drive North Of Mexico City.Where It Is Now Maintained As A Foundation. <br/> <br/> The James Press hardcover
194030178New York: Simon and Schuster 1940. Hardcover. First Edition First Printing: with requisite date of publication present on the title and copyright page. 5.5 x 8.25in. xiv. 380pp. Publisher's cloth boards with gilt titling and decoration. NEAR FINE. Shows one corner lightly tapped a slight hint of shelf rubbing along the edges else Fine/As New. As pictured. Simon and Schuster hardcover
1935059676New York: Covici Friede Publishers 1935. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 317 Pp. Beige Cloth Stamped In Blue With Blue Topstain. First Edition First Printing 1935 Van Rees Press No Additional Printings Noted Beige Cloth With Blue Topstain As Published. 1/4000 Copies Of The First Printing. Front Cover Immaculate Spine And Rear Cover Also Bright And Clean Except Some Very Faint Age Toning To Spine -Much Less Than Usual- And A Small Area Of Light Discoloration Near Center Of Rear Cover. Lacking The Scarce Dust Jacket. Beginning To Fray Along Lower Edge Of Spine At Two Lower Tips And Top Two Corners Of Spine; 1" Frayed Along Center Of Rear Spine Edge Only. Contents Immaculate No Foxing Or Marks. Small Previous Owner's Name John L. Garner On Front Endpaper. Front Hinge Slightly Loose But Hinge Sound No Cracks Or Damage Book Is Otherwise Square And Tight. <br/> <br/> Covici Friede Publishers hardcover