A Book of Burlesques
by Mencken, H.L
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
CHESTER, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: John Lane, 1916. First edition. Red cloth, fine in the rare dust jacket. Schrader's binding "a". The Frederick Schiff copy, with bookplate. Only 789 copies of the edition were sold. Schrader A 14.1.a.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20769
- Title
- A Book of Burlesques
- Author
- Mencken, H.L
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Lane
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1916
- Keywords
- mencken, English and American literature, , ,
Terms of Sale
Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
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About the Seller
Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESTER, Connecticut
About Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
Specialized dealer in rare books and manuscripts, since 1975.
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