THE BOOK OF THE HOMELESS
Wharton, Edith [Editor]; James, Henry [Contributor], Conrad, Joseph [Contributor], Yeats, William Butler [Contributor] Stravinsky, Igor [Contributor].et.al
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, NY, 1916
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.Second Story Books, ABAA
AbeBooks seller since May 29, 1997
Condition: Used
US$Â 2,000.00
Quantity:Â 1 available
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Quarto, xv, 154 pages. In Very Good minus condition lacking the issued glassine dust jacket and cardboard slipcase. Quarter bound in publisher's blue/gray cloth with brown paper and gilt lettering on the spine and front board. Boards have chipping along the rear tail edge and tail fore corners, stains along the publisher's cloth, finger stains and discoloration from shelving wear on the paper boards and edges, and bending wear along the spine head/tail and tail fore corners. Textblock has slight splitting along the gutter between pages 74/75, smudges on the verso of the plate between pages 142-143, discoloration on pages opposite to plates and manuscripts, mild adhesive stains along the gutter on some pages throughout, minor soiling on some pages throughout, and mild age toning along the edges. DL consignment. Shelved in Case 0. This book is number 23 of 50 copies printed in a larger format than the trade edition and signed by the printer D.B. Updike on the publisher's limitation page. These 50 copies were issued with four facsimiles of manuscripts tipped-in and an additional suite of plates in a separate portfolio. As is usual, this copy lacks the portfolio and additional plates. The Book of the Homeless is a 1916 collection of essays, art, poetry, and musical scores. Proceeds of its sales were used to fund civilians displaced by World War I. 1395395. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. …
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- THE BOOK OF THE HOMELESS
- Author
- Wharton, Edith [Editor]; James, Henry [Contributor], Conrad, Joseph [Contributor], Yeats, William Butler [Contributor] Stravinsky, Igor [Contributor].et.al
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, NY
- Publication year
- 1916
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- Limited Edition, #23/50.
- Seller catalogs
- Dupont Circle, Essays & Speeches, Literature
Second Story Books, ABAA
Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
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DC's Oldest Rare and Used Bookstore, Second Story Books operates two open shops in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. We have an extensive internet presence, provide accredited appraisals member ASA, and have an in house book binder. For more information go to www.secondstorybooks.com
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Second Story Books, ABAA
12160 Parklawn Dr
Rockville, MD U.S.A. 20852
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