Thomas Dardis (14 results)

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Condition: Very Good. 1st. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. 1st. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Dustjacket. First Edition. ISBN . B000WAYB26 Mass Market Paperback First Berkley Books Printing as stated on the copyright page. Near Fine Condition. Tight bright attractive copy with no markings to the book. A collectors grade copy with flat spine and no creasing to the covers. No Signature.…

paperback. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine copy in a Fine, unclipped dust jacket. The name Horace Liveright might not ring any bells, but every reader knows the Modern Library series, Liveright's first and most financially successful publishing venture. Dardis' biography secures Liveright's place in the pantheon of innovative and courageous American book publishers. Liveright earned his nickname, "Firebrand," by fighting censorship and by being the first in the U.S. to publish revolutionary writers such as Sigmund Freud, Leon Trotsky, Ezra Pound, Theodore Dreiser, T. S. Eliot, John Reed, Djuna Barnes, and Eugene O'Neill. A lucky Wall Street speculator in his youth, Liveright brought his intuition and love of gambling to publishing with great success. Handsome, devastatingly charming, and frankly unorthodox, Liveright played as seriously as he worked, nearly bankrupting his prestigious publishing house by throwing lavish parties and destroying his marriage by engaging in numerous affairs. Not only does Dardis' biography relate the life of this fascinating man, it also illuminates some crucial aspects of the history of book publishing in the U.S. and relates many delectable anecdotes about the most influential writers of the Jazz Age.…

First Edition. Worn copy bound in quarter vellum over paper boards. Shadow stained, with some wear and tear as with age. Remains well preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; xv pages, 1 unnumbered page, 134 pages ; 20 cm. Notes; M.A. National University of Ireland, 1915. Includes bibliographical references (page 134). Subjects; Land tenure Ireland. Landlord and tenant Ireland. Agricultural laborers Ireland. Dissertations, Academic. Agricultural laborers. Land tenure. Landlord and tenant. Ireland. Genres; Academic theses. Bibliography. Thesis. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Worn copy bound in quarter vellum over paper boards. Shadow stained, with some wear and tear as with age. Remains well preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; xv pages, 1 unnumbered page, 134 pages ; 20 cm. Notes; M.A. National University of Ireland, 1915. Includes bibliographical references (page 134). Subjects; Land tenure Ireland. Landlord and tenant Ireland. Agricultural laborers Ireland. Dissertations, Academic. Agricultural laborers. Land tenure. Landlord and tenant. Ireland. Genres; Academic theses. Bibliography. Thesis. 1 Kg.…