301 pp.; HB.This is a registered limited edition, being No. 83 of 125, 99 for the trade. Signed by Cabell on the registration page. From the collection of John Thomas Head, his bookplate eps. Pages: clean, bright, tight, t.e.g., f.e. deckled, pink eps, frontis; outer eps edged tanned, front eps f.e. ragged. Cover: black, gilt logo front, gilt titles spine; minimal shelfwear. Great copy. We have a substantial Cabell collection.

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Title: The King Was in His Counting House : a Comedy of Common-Sense [SIGNED]
Publisher: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., New York
Publication Date: 1938
Binding: Full Moroccan
Illustrator: Charles Child
Edition: Limited First Edition
Condition: Collectible-Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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