First Editions with a Future. (Inscribed and signed)

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Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)

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Proof Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 1935, unpaginated. Octavo. First edition. Original publisher’s dark navy blue cloth, gilt-lettered spine. A fine copy; lovely. Inscribed: "To my good friend Meredith Janvier from Alexander C. Wirth. Sept 5, 1935." Meredith Janvier was a Baltimore-based bookseller and photographer for the Sun papers, and a close friend of H.L. Mencken’s. An interesting 1930s guide to American first editions, those the author deemed worthy, with issue points for a number of titles given. The book is intended for novice collectors and includes several first edition title-pages reproduced in facsimile. The author writes, in part: "The intent of this little book is to serve as a beacon to the novice collector of modern American first editions — that is, it should help him to avoid the pitfalls which sometimes beset the unwary. Nor is the more seasoned collector really immune from these hazards. Even the most thorough collector can never hope to be a walking encyclopedia, and thus the price of this compact form of bibliographical data may well be offset should it serve to avoid one bad buy.". …

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Title
First Editions with a Future. (Inscribed and signed)
Author
Wirth, Alexander C.
Binding
Soft cover
Edition
1st Edition
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Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)

Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.

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Founded in 1995, Ian Brabner, Rare Americana specializes in rare books and manuscripts charting the course of American history. We emphasize 18th- and 19th-century subjects, especially African American history, Women's History, Colonial American History, and 18th and 19th Century Americana. Our inventory includes rare books, pamphlets, letters, diaries, manuscripts, archives, original art, graphics, and photographs. We actively build important collections for private and institutional clients in the United States and abroad. Visit RareAmericana.com…

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