Barrows R M Editor (5 results)

Large Wraps. Near Fine condition. Includes work by James Thurber, Ogden Nash, Saki, Frank Sullivan, Roland Young, Will Cuppy, and other humorists.

Later printing. Small hardcover. The second issue with 1943 on the copyright page. Includes J.D. Salinger's story "The Hang of It" which was his first appearance in a book and came 8 years before "Catcher in the Rye." A tight very good copy in illustrated paper covered boards with some minor wear to the edges, a tiny chip to the top corner of the second page and some of the usual toning to the pages. A nicer than usual copy of a book that is very prone to wear.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Humorous anthology for the troops; most noted for containing the first book appearance of a J. D. Salinger story, "The Hang of It". First printing, 1942. Blue & red hardcover, as pictured; no jacket, as issued. Typically rubbed, corners frayed, rear cover scuffed & scratched; pages tanned. Text clean; 336 pages, color & b/w drawings. Size: 4¾" by 6¼".

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Humorous anthology for the troops; most noted for containing the first book appearance of a J. D. Salinger story, "The Hang of It". First printing, 1942. Blue & red hardcover, as pictured; no jacket, as issued. Typically rubbed, especially the corners; minor scuffs; short mended tear along rear hinge; pages tanned. Text clean; 336 pages, color & b/w drawings. Size: 4¾" by 6¼".

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Hardcover. 12mo. Published by Consolidated Book Publishers, Chicago, IL. 1942. 336 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in illustrated paper covered boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (boards are rubbed and worn). No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Short fiction and diversional reading material for US servicemen during World War II, illustrated with cartoons, some in color; most noted for containing the first book appearance of a J. D. Salinger story, "The Hang of It".; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.