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Published by Random House
Seller: SatelliteBooks, Burlington, VT, U.S.A.
Book
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Very Good condition. No jacket. Previous owner name inside. No other markings or writings inside. Clear Text. Minor shelf-wear. Small stain on front cover near fore edge. Binding a little weak. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.
Published by Random House, 1940
Seller: Cragsmoor Books, Cragsmoor, NY, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Lg. 8vo., Navy cl., tan bkstr., red, gilt lettering on red, library markings on bkstr. Top of covers sl. faded. 360pp. Ex-lib. with stamps and labels, etc.
Published by Second printing, published by Random House, New York, 1940., 1940
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Good condition. Name and year (1943) in pencil on front free endpaper. Heavy fading at top inch of both covers. Endpapers are darkened especially along gutters. 360 pages.
Published by Ben Abramson, New York, 1947
Seller: Clayton Fine Books, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine in original wrappers. One page with a large corner crease.
Published by Random House, New York, 1940
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Very Good condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket. NOT a library discard (illustrator). Second printing. New York: Random House, 1940. NOT a library discard. A solid reading copy. Very Good condition but for a few tiny holes to the endpaper gutters (i. e. inner hinge joint). All other pages are clean and unmarked. Sharp corners. NO fading. NO owner's name or bookplate. A delightful book about books. Has chapters on the fine art of forgery, books and burglars, etc. With an informal index by Christopher Morley. Top edge tinted red, as issued. Bound in the original blue cloth, with a cream color cloth spine stamped in red and bright gold. Second printing. Hardcover. Near Very Good condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 360pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
Published by Random House
Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Rear hinge cracked. Slightly dampstained. (Books and Reading, Criticism) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.
Published by Ben Abramson, New York, 1946
Seller: Clayton Fine Books, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good in original wrappers with soiling.
Published by Simon & Schuster, 1944
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. PROFILE BY GASLIGHT, Simon & Schuster, 1944, first edition, light rubbing to the bottom edges, else near fine. Essays and contributions concerning Sherlock Holmes by: Rex Stout, Dorothy Sayers, Heywood Broun, Elmer Davis, Christopher Morley, Stephen Vincent Benet, Anthony Boucher, Vincent Starrett, Howard Haycraft, Arthur Conan Doyle, Fletcher Pratt, Carolyn Wells, et.al. Illustrated.
Published by Ben Abramson, New York, 1946
Seller: Clayton Fine Books, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine in original wrappers.
Published by Ben Abramson, New York, 1947
Seller: Clayton Fine Books, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. All four issues are near fine in original wrappers.
Published by The Printery, Kirkwood, Mo., 1975
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Shaking Hands with Immortality; Encomiums for Vincent Starrett, 1886-1974, The Printery, Kirkwood, Mo., 1975, first edition, several small faint tan spots to the lower margin of the f.e.p., else a fine copy bound in decorated boards and cloth spine. 1/225 copies with contributions by Carl Sandburg, Christopher Morley, Charles Honce, August Derleth, Burton Rascoe, et.al.
Published by Random House, New York, 1940
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First edition. SIGNED by Vincent Starrett on front end-paper. Fine in a virtually fine dust jacket. (Only the midlest discoloration to spine on jacket. A few extremely tiny nicks in jacket. ) The publisher's bookmark remains attached to rear jacket flap. Paul Goldone jacket illustration. A superb copy of this classic. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 360 pages.