Johnson Burges Compiler (2 results)
Published by Harper, 1929
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: D. Richards, Bookman, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.D. Richards, Bookman
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. First Edition. Illustrations by Elizabeth MacKinstry. Two-inch split to the center of the front endpaper, else a clean, tight, VG+ copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.
More Necessary Nonsense (The First American Nonsense Writers)
JOHNSON, Burges (compiler); GROPPER, William (illustrations)
Published by Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New York, 1931
- First Edition
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. First Printing, with correct code of 'G-F' to copyright page. 12mo. (17cm); maroon cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 98pp; illus. Some trivial wear to spine ends and lower corners, else Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $1.25); moderate, even toning overall, with light edgewear, a few short tears and two small stains to right margin of front panel; Very Good. A compilation of pieces written by early American humorists (Mark Twain, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Eugene Field, Edgar Nye, and Artemus Ward, et al). Illustrated throughout by William Gropper, who has designed a vivid two-color frontispiece following the jacket illustration. …
