The Man Who Was Thursday **RARE EARLY MODERN LIBRARY EDITION WITH BRODZKY FRONTIPIECE**

Chesterton, Gilbert Keith

Published by The Modern Library / Boni & Liveright, New York, 1919

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**RARE EARLY MODERN LIBRARY EDITION WITH BRODZKY FRONTIPIECE**

The Man Who Was Thursday by Chesteron. First published by The Modern Library in 1917, the is a 1919 reprint. Bound in dark green imitation leather (spine #1), the book is in VERY GOOD- condition with shelf wear at extremities and a cracked spine at title page. Brodzky endpapers, very bright gilt. THIS INCLUDES THE VERY SHORTLIVED BRODZKY FRONTISPIECE AND TITLE PAGE DESIGN. From the great Scot Kamins Modern Library collecting web site: Horace Brodzky won the contest that Boni & Liveright ran in 1919 to find the best end paper design "interpreting the spirit and character of the Modern Library." (Publisher's Weekly, 03/08/1919) As well as designing the end paper, Brodzky also came up with a frontispiece (the illustrated design facing the title page?in this case with a brief bio of the author) and a title page design, both of which were meant to be used in all ML titles. It didn't work out. The pieces were used in the first editions of several 1919 titles, including this one. A glance at the design will demonstrate why it lasted less than a year :)

VERY HARD TO FIND

**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**.

Seller Inventory # 001117

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Man Who Was Thursday **RARE EARLY MODERN LIBRARY EDITION WITH BRODZKY FRONTIPIECE**
• Publisher: The Modern Library / Boni & Liveright, New York
• Publication Date: 1919
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good