Sins of America; As "Exposed" by the Police Gazette. With an Introduction by Thomas Beer

Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1931

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Quarto, xx, [2], 297pp. Purple cloth, title embossed in black and pink on cover. No additional printings mentioned on copyright page. A near fine example, solid text block, free of soiling or notable wear. In the publisher's scarce dust jacket, price-clipped, closed tear through front panel with archival tissue repair, chipping along top edge. This work is complete, with 206 reproductions of the original woodcut illustrations. A scarce work in the publisher's dust jacket. The Sins of America is a follow-up to The Sins of New York (1930), both originally appeared in tabloid publication, The National Police Gazette. There are no other known copies in the publisher's dust jacket.

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Title
Sins of America; As "Exposed" by the Police Gazette. With an Introduction by Thomas Beer
Author
Van Every, Edward
Publisher
Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York
Publication year
1931
Condition
Near fine
Dust jacket
very good
Binding
Cloth
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The first edition, first printing of Sins of America: As "Exposed" by the Police Gazette, in the publisher's scarce art-deco era dust jacket.
Edition
First Edition, First Printing.
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