Language: English
Published by Albert & Charles Boni, New York, 1928
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
Grey Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Dustjacket. First Edition. 120 Pages. Beige Cloth Stamped In Red. First Printing. A Bright Copy, Top Of Page Block Quite Dusty And With A Few Tiny Spots, Foredge Of Page Block Aged. Violet Dust Jacket Is Aged At Edges And Heavily Browned At Spine So That Lettering Is Just Barely Readable; It Has Tiny Chips Along Some Of Top Edge, Particularly The Top Edge Of The Rear Panel, And At Bottom Edge Of Spine, As Dust Jacket Is About 1/8" Taller Than The Book. Small Inscription "Frances From Aileen, July 1928" On Endpaper, Probably An Inscription To Intellectual Screenwriter Frances Marion As This Is From A Collection Books From Her Library And Inscribed To Her; And Probably From Actress Aileen Pringle, Who Starred In Films In The 1920'S With Screenplays By Marion. H. L. Mencken Visited Hollywood, Which He Loathed, Ostensibly To See Sterling Etc. But Motivated Primarily By His Desire To Pursue His Relationship With Pringle, Who Then Became Acquainted With Sterling.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Hardcover, edition not stated (presumed first), light foxing to page edges, pages lightly toned, otherwise a Near Fine copy in a lightly soiled, VG+_ dustjacket which has a small sot near the base of the rear spinefold and a few short closed tears to the edges.
Language: English
Published by Albert & Charles Boni, New York, 1928
Seller: Idler Fine Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First printing of the first Albert & Charles Boni edition. Light rubbing edge of boards, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with toning to spine and folds, toning to top edge of flaps, and light shelf wear, else fine.