Description:
Try not to judge this book by its cover - beneath its battered exterior lies the complete text of the first trade edition. This well worn ex-library copy is a solid reading copy with many years left. Per the publisher, the true first was a limited edition of 500 signed copies, printed on special paper and using a different binding. The trade edition is the one widely sold and has the same orange and blue color scheme as earlier titles. Harcourt Brace, 1925. Hardcover, Fair/No Dust Jacket. 1st trade edition (second printing). No dust jacket. Retired library copy with card pocket and library markings. Spine reinforced with clear tape, both gutters repaired with white cloth tape. Boards are heavily worn and bumped. Despite everything the text block is secure. Text clean but tanning, no creases or tears.