Albert Halper Editor (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Yellow hardcover in excellent condition (slight handing, owner's name neatly rubber-stamped inside the front cover, tiny spot on title page, otherwise unmarked). The dust jacket is poor with corner pieces missing, yet is worth preserving in a clear, removeable cover. 489 pages. [1.7 lbs]. Book.…

Hardcover. First Edition. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. Bookplate. ; 489 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Stated first edition. Good hardcover with tight binding and clean pages. No dust jacket. Minor shelf wear and fraying to edges and corners of cloth covers and spine. Endpages are starting to yellow with age. Top leaf ends are faded red. Minor scuff marks to cloth covers and spine. ; 8.50 X 5.60 x 1.25 inches; 489 pages. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Stated first edition. The first time the young Brooks' growing reputation was recognized by the anthologization of these works in a major book. Includes "Of De Witt Williams on His Way to Lincoln Cemetery," "The Vacant Lot," and "The Old-Marrieds." Book is fine and unmarked. Jacket is price-clipped with a 1/2" gently closed and professionally repaired (inner archival tissue) corner tear, and is otherwise near fine, bright and clean, and protected by a Brodart jacket cover. Uncommon.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing. Solid with some creases on the front cover and otherwise the covers show light wear.

Hardcover. 8vo., 489 pp. Includes work by Edna Ferber, Ring Lardner, Carl Sandburg, Richard Wright and more. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket.

First Edition. Halper, Albert (Editor). This Is Chicago. An Anthology. New York: Henry Holt and Company, [1952]. xiii, 489 pp. Original yellow cloth, near fine, lightly soiled, in worn dust jacket. Internally clean. A very good copy. $15. * First edition. Chicago in literature containing Clarence Darrow's "The Loeb-Leopold Case" 421-436 pp. This work offers a comprehensive glimpse into the city's rich cultural and social history through various forms of American literature. As a prominent editor and author associated with the city's literary scene, Halper compiled works from significant American writers to create a vivid portrait of Chicago. The book is a valuable resource for those interested in the city's history and its influence on American literature.…