Three Discourses by Weems Mason (21 results)
Published by Random House, 1929
- Hardcover
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited. Wear to paper over boards at fore-edges and corners. Edition limited to 1,000 copies.
Published by Random House, New York, 1929
- Hardcover
Seller: UHR Books, Hollis Center, ME, U.S.A.UHR Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Limited edition, #729 of 1000. Marbled paper covered boards. Pages uncut at top edge. Lightly worn edges. VG- condition. Book.
Published by Random House, 1929
- Hardcover
Seller: A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst), South Lyon, MI, U.S.A.A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst)
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. 1929; New York; limited edition #258/1000; marbled paper over red cloth with gold titles; edge and corner wear; interior is clean and unmarked; pages are unopened; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; 189 pages.
Published by Random House, New York, 1929
- Hardcover
Seller: Pages Past--Used & Rare Books, Greensboro, NC, U.S.A.Pages Past--Used & Rare Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 8vo. 189 pages. Limited edition hardcover bound in marbled paper with red cloth spine. Corners are bumped and rubbed. Inner hinges are secure. Inside front and rear covers are toned. Text is toned but sound. #9 of 1000 copies printed for Random House.
Published by Random House, New York, 1929
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Books End Bookshop, Syracuse, NY, U.S.A.Books End Bookshop
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Limited edition, 526 of 1000. Crack on front hinge. edgewear.
Published by Random House, New York, 1929
- Hardcover
Seller: Entropy Books, Ferndale, MI, U.S.A.Entropy Books
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Quarter burgundy cloth gilt with marbled paper-covered boards, 8vo., 189, (1) pages. No. 501 of 1,000 numbered copies printed at the Harbor Press. A good copy with wear of an early Random House title, in archival mylar.
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Seller: California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.California Books
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Published by Random House, 1928
- Hardcover
Seller: Bookplate, Chestertown, MD, U.S.A.Bookplate
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing DJ. Some rubbing and minor stains to the cover. Significant fading to the spine. Pages are otherwise clean and free from markings. Binding is tight. BP.
Published by Random House
- First Edition
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Wonder Book
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Language: English
Published by Random House, New York, 1929
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams)
Contact seller5-star sellerLimited numbered edition (#467 out of 1000) - first thus. Essays, often humorous, by the early American clergyman and patriot best known for his life of George Washington wherein was contained the story of the cherry tree and the hatchet. Introduction by Emily E. F. Skeel, and prefatory notes to each selection. Illustrated. Boun…d in green and rust marbleized paper covered boards with a rust cloth spine, gilt lettering. Lacking the slipcase. Some wear to the ends of the spine and a little fading on the front cover, but overall in very good- condition (some pages still unopened.).
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Published by Random House, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1929
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.Gargoyle Books, IOBA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited Numbered Edition. Mason Locke ("Parson") Weems (1759-1825) offers his opinions on the pleasures of the married state, the three stages of drunkenness & some preventive measures, some horribly tragic repercussions of engaging in adultery. Of 100 copies in this Limited Edition, t…his is No. 248, with number entered by hand in red pen. Hardcover octavo in marbled paper-covered boards with a one-eighth burgundy cloth-wrapped spine has 189 vellum-like pages, creamy white & uncut along top edges. Condition is VG: exceptionally clean, binding straight & strong, endpapers modestly tanned. Slightly bumped corners, rubbing to extremities, heaviest along bottom edges from shelfwear. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.
More imagesPublished by Random House, New York, 1929
- Hardcover
Seller: Small Volume Books, Providence, RI, U.S.A.Small Volume Books
Contact seller4-star sellerCloth. Condition: Good. 8vo. 189 pp. Marbled boards backed in rust-colored cloth. Lacking jacket. Rubbing to cloth and along board edges with exposure at corners. POs inscription in pencil to ffep. #318 of an edition of 1000. With an Introduction by Emily E. F. Skeel.
Published by Limited edition of 1000 copies. This is copy number 344, published by Random House, New York, 1929., 1929
- Hardcover
Seller: Jerry Merkel, XENIA, OH, U.S.A.Jerry Merkel
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good condition. Top corner of back cover is lightly bumped. Some pages are unopened at top edge. 189 pages with three illustrations. Other titles: The Drunkard's Looking Glass and God's Revenge Against Adultery.
Language: English
Published by Random House, New York, 1929
- Hardcover
Seller: ReREAD Books & Bindery, Little Rock, AR, U.S.A.ReREAD Books & Bindery
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Add to basketDecorative Boards. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Numbered Limited Edition | Three Discourses by Parson Weems (Harbor Press, 1929) A beautiful example of early 20th-century fine press work. This volume collects three of the most famous moral "discourses" by Mason L. Weems—the legendary "Parson Weems" known for the George… Washington cherry tree myth. Produced by the renowned Harbor Press, this edition is a masterpiece of typography and book design. Listing Highlights: Strictly Limited Edition: This is copy No. 157 of only one thousand copies ever printed. Fine Press Pedigree: Expertly printed at the Harbor Press for Random House, featuring the elegant design work characteristic of this prestigious private press. Unopened & Uncut: A rare find for collectors—the first two sections of the book remain uncut/unopened, exactly as they left the bindery nearly a century ago. Scholarly Value: Features a comprehensive introduction by Emily E.F. Skeel, the noted bibliographer and descendant of Noah Webster. Condition Report: Overall Grade: Very Good. Interior: 189 pages. The text block is exceptionally clean. Note: the last section was cut (some edges roughly), and there is a small closed tear to the blank page opposite the half-title. Exterior: Original decorative boards with honest shelf wear to the edges consistent with age. An essential acquisition for collectors of Fine Press, Early American Satire, or the history of the American book trade. [Store Location: 1.5].
Published by Random House, 1929
- Hardcover
Seller: Columbia Books, ABAA/ILAB, MWABA, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.Columbia Books, ABAA/ILAB, MWABA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very good. Random House, 1929. 189pp. #966/1000 copies. 8vo. Marbled-paper boards over brown cloth spine with gold titles; Very Good hardcover with some rubbing/shelfwear along the edges of the covers, corner tips.
Language: English
Published by Random House, New York, 1929
- Hardcover
Seller: K Books Ltd ABA ILAB, York, YORKS, United KingdomK Books Ltd ABA ILAB
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Add to basketHardcover . Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Reprint. 189pp, illustrated, LIMITED EDITION. HARDCOVER, NO DUST JACKET, NO MARKINGS EXCEPT PREVIOUS OWNER'S BOOKPLATE, VERY GOOD CONDITION.
Published by Random House, New York, 1929
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Great Expectations Rare Books, Staten Island, NYC, NY, U.S.A.Great Expectations Rare Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Not Issued. Limited Edition. Hardcover, cloth spine lettered in gold over marbled paper covered boards. Limited numbered edition, this being no. 575/1,000. 189pp. Introduction by Emily E. F. Skeel. Printed at the Harbor Press. Weems was well known during the early nineteenth century as a writer o…f wit, though his most famous book was a biography, "The Life of George Washington", which attracted much criticism at the beginning of the new century. No name, no book-plate, etc. A clean, attractive, very good copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Random House. 1929. New York., 1929
- Hardcover
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.Barry Cassidy Rare Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Cloth backed patterned boards. Illustrations. No. 750 of 1000 copies. Page edges are uncut. Margin tear to top of pages 7-8 and 23-24. In the Introduction the author is described thusly: "His wit is as genuine as it is spontaneous, and his angle of astigmatism presents the world as sl…ightly yet as ever so merrily askew". "He makes his murderers blithe and jaunty, his gamblers and winebibbers fairly bawl for joie de vivre, his duellists are as eager for the fray as the lover for his lass." "To any one who relishes an imp, who has in inborn love for the freakish, Weems cannot fail to win his way". Contents: "Hymen's Recruiting Sergeant" - Or the New Matrimonial Tat-too, for the Old Bachelors - With some Elegant Songs; "The Drunkard's Look ing Glass" - Reflecting a faithful likeness of the drunkard, in sundry very interesting attitudes, with lively representations of the many strange capers which he cuts at different stages of his disease"; "God's Revenge Against Adultery" - Awfully e xemplified in the following cases of American Crim. Con.
Published by Random House, New York, 1929
- Hardcover
Seller: Monroe Street Books, Middlebury, VT, U.S.A.Monroe Street Books
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. None. 190 pages. Illustrated with two-color plates. Colophon reads: "One Thousand Copies For Random House At The Harbor Press, New York - No.618" Marbled boards. Red cloth spine with title in gilt. Clean, tight copy. Record # 606926.
More imagesPublished by New York: Random House, 1929
- Hardcover
Seller: North Star Rare Books & Manuscripts, Sheffield, MA, U.S.A.North Star Rare Books & Manuscripts
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Octavo, red cloth and marbled boards lettered in gilt. Deluxe edition. One of 1000 numbered copies, signed by Emily Skeel, who contributed an introduction to the book. A handsome copy.
Published by Printed for Random House at the Harbor Press, New York, 1929
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bartleby's Books, ABAA, Chevy Chase, MD, U.S.A.Bartleby's Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition thus. 8vo. 189 pp. Illustrated, plates. First appearance of the Random House title page logo employing fleurons from Bruce Rogers. Inscribed by Bruce Rogers to collector Wilfred Merton. Very good. Original cloth-backed boards, gilt spine title ("Mason L. Weems on Marriage, Drink, and Adultery"). (#6248).
