Poems By Francois Villon **EXTREMELY RARE 1918 FIRST BONI & LIVERIGHT / MODERN LIBRARY EDITION WITH DUST JACKET!** **PART OF THE BOSTON BOOK CO. MODERN LIBRARY COLLECTION**

Villon, Francois; John Payne (Translation and Introduction)

Published by The Modern Library / Boni & Liveright, New York, 1918

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EXTREMELY RARE 1918 FIRST BONI & LIVERIGHT / MODERN LIBRARY EDITION WITH DUST JACKET! **PART OF THE BOSTON BOOK CO. MODERN LIBRARY COLLECTION**

Poems By Francois Villon. New York. First printed by Boni & Liveright and The Modern Library in the Fall of 1918 and this is the FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING. This is a VERY attractive copy of a rare Modern Library title in an INCREDIBLY RARE dust jacket. Bound in blue leatherette (spine #1) with plain blue end papers and C5 catalog making this a first printing!

The book is NEAR FINE+. Solid binding, bright gilt on cover and spine. Smallest amount of shelf wear otherwise this would be in FINE condition. Contents are clean with no owner's signature or other writing in text. All points for the first printing are present including #1 spine and C5 Catalog from Fall 1918. GORGEOUS AND APPEARS UNREAD!

The incredibly rare dust jacket is NEAR FINE- with chipping at extremities but otherwise INCREDIBLY BRIGHT. 75 cent price present and bright on bottom spine. 68 Titles listed on the dust jacket from 1918 matching this to a 1918 FIRST BONI & LIVERIGHT / MODERN LIBRARY EDITION. THESE EARLY BONI & LIVERIGHT DUST JACKETS WERE CONSIDERED "WRAPPING PAPER" BY CUSTOMERS AND WERE COMMONLY THROWN AWAY AFTER PURCHASE WHICH MAKES THEM EXTREMELY RARE!! Now protected in an archival-quality dust jacket protector.

EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND FIRST BONI & LIVERIGHT / MODERN LIBRARY EDITION IN DUST JACKET ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION!

This book is part of the Modern Library collection from the Boston Book Company which comprised 1,917 modern library volumes and was used to create A Descriptive Bibliography of The Modern Library: 1917 - 1970 by George M. Andes in 1989.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Poems By Francois Villon **EXTREMELY RARE 1918 FIRST BONI & LIVERIGHT / MODERN LIBRARY EDITION WITH DUST JACKET!** **PART OF THE BOSTON BOOK CO. MODERN LIBRARY COLLECTION**
• Publisher: The Modern Library / Boni & Liveright, New York
• Publication Date: 1918
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Boston Book Co Collection