Merle Johnson Foreword (4 results)

Soft Cover. Condition: vg-. Unabridged republication of the 1921 ed.; 52 b/w ils, 11 full-color ils; xxii+247pp; 9.25" talll some wear bottom of spine; gifter's inscription on first page. Howard Pyle (illustrator). Paperback.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Ex-lib. Has library markings on the spine. ; Limited to 1000 copies. Foreword by H. L. Mencken.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Near Fine condition. No jacket, probably as issued. First Edition, Limited 1000 copies. New York: G. A. Baker & Company, 1935. Appears unread. Very Near Fine condition. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked -- apparently never read. Gilt title on spine somewhat dull, but still easily legible. 1935. First Edition. Limited to 1000 copies. This copy unsigned. By the author of HIGH SPOTS OF AMERICAN LITERATURE and AMERICAN FIRST EDITIONS. Identifies the publications where famous verses first appeared - information booksellers can use to turn an obscure book or magazine into a tidy profit. Useful for identifying first printing data on works like Clement Moore's A VISIT TO ST. NICHOLAS, Thayer's CASEY AT THE BAT, etc. Foreword by H. L. Mencken. Bound in the original gilt-stamped brown cloth Laid-in is a printed notice that this book was once part of the reference library of the legendary SEVEN GABLES BOOKSHOP. Adler: p. 31. First Edition, Limited 1000 copies. Hardcover. Very Near Fine condition/No jacket, probably as issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 195pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine condition. Bound in the original cloth with the spine stamped in gilt. Gilt on spine is faded. Internally clean and bright.