Once Time Being Main Things by Jonas E A (3 results)

Hardcover. Limited ed. (#491 of 500). 8 vo; green boards with paper paste on title box; 144 pgs.; b/w sketch of author as frontispiece; signed by the author on the copyright pg. Jonas was a Louisville newspaper man. Very Good - no dj; ex-lib with usual markings & expected imperfections; minor rubbing to spine ends & corners; all else-clean, tight, & attractive. 0.0. Wyncie King (frontispiece) (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1942, 144pp. Light wear, else G+. Limited to 500cc, this number 135. Signed by the author. Coleman 197. Jonas was born in London, and lived for awhile in France and Germany, where he had gone seeking a healthier climate. Upon returning to London he took a position in his father's tobacco importing business. As a member of that firm, he traveled to the United States on business, eventually becoming associated with the Henderson (KY) Journal; and, shortly before World War I became editor of the Louisville Herald Newspaper. This is a biography, but is filled with the author's views on world and local politics, the arts, and the literary scene and is particularly interesting for its chapters on life in Louisville during the period immediately before and after World War I. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Numbered. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. First Edition. Signed by Author. Signed and 1st Edition and numbered #497 out of 500 copies (Little wear on front cover). Signed by Author(s).