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Paperback. Condition: Very Good Indeed. The first republished edition of Ludwig Lewisohn's tragic novel featuring musician Herbert Crump, originally published in 1926, although declared to be "unmailable" at the time. The second edition. Originally published in 1926, this novel was declared to be "unmailable" due to obscenity, as voiced by the U.S. Post Office. The novel was then republished by popular demand, in this form in 1931. 'The Case of Mr. Crump' tells the story of a young musician from South Carolina who ventures to New York for his career. He is then seduced by a mysterious woman twenty years his senior, and becomes mixed up in a rather dramatic tragic turn of events. Written by novelist, editor and critic, Ludwig Lewisohn, who was known as the editor of the New Palestine, an American Zionist journal. Bound in the publisher's original wraps. Bound in the publisher's original wraps. Externally, excellent, with a little edge wear and creasing to the wraps, mainly to the spine tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are clean and a little age toned. Many pages remain unopened, including title page. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). book.…

couverture souple. Nrf | Paris 1937 | 12.2 x 19 cm | Broché | Edition originale de la traduction française, un des 60 exemplaires numérotés sur pur fil, tirage de tête. Préface d'André Gide. Rare et agréable exemplaire. | [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS] First edition of the French translation, one of 60 numbered copies on pur fil, head of the print run.Preface by André Gide.Rare and appealing copy. *.…