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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. No wear to the binding. No distortion of the book from reading or improper shelving. Pages are tight and clean. Gift inscription on the top of the front flyleaf. No odor. No dust jacket.
Published by New York: Boni and Liveright/Modern Library Edition, Early Modern Library.
Seller: Shepardson Bookstall, Brookline, MA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. BROWN Leatherette, Spine 2 (1919-1925); Torchbearer on Front is #4; Brodsky Endpapers (1919-1925); wear on all edges, but very nice copy anyway. ABOUT THE BOOK: The Russian title, (literally "Former people") gained popularity as an expression in reference to people who severely dropped in their social status. AUTHOR: Gorky was nominated five times for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Published by New York: Boni and Liveright/Modern Library Edition, First5 Modern Library., 1918
Seller: Shepardson Bookstall, Brookline, MA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. VERY RARE SURVIVING 100 YEAR OLD BOOK: The Russian title, (literally "Former people") gained popularity as an expression in reference to people who severely dropped in their social status. BOOK: Brown Leatherette; Horace Brodzky endpapers (1919-1925); binding #4 with double gold lines on spine top and bottom (1925-1929); gold leaping runner #4 (1925-1929). Previous owner has written on first title page: J.L. Dunham, 1927; wear on corners and spine edge.
Published by The Modern Library / Boni & Liveright, New York, 1918
Seller: The Modern Library, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. A VERY RARE EARLY MODERN LIBRARY EDITION WITH DUST JACKET! First printed by the Modern Library in 1918. This is an early reprint from 1919 with a B&L dust jacket. According to Toledano this is a spine type 2 with Brodzky endpapers. Modern library titles from 1919 but not 1920 are listed, dating the book to 1919. The book is only good with wear on extremities and wavy boards. Slight water damage on early pages. Binding is tight and solid, gilt on cover and spine is bright. Owner stamp and name written on ffe but no other writing, marks, or book plates in the book. The Dust jacket is type Dj 1=BL and includes titles from 1919 but not 1920 indicating a 1919 dustjacket. The dust jacket is in only good condition with spine loss and chipping elsewhere. Otherwise it is fairly BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL - rare in ANY condition. Now protected in an archival-quality dust jacket protector. **I WILL BE LISTIING OVER 400 COLLECTIBLE, RARE, OR SIGNED MODERN LIBRARY EDITIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS, FROM 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE COLLECTING AROUND THE WORLD - PLEASE VISIT MY SELLERS PAGE TO VIEW THEM ALL**.