Heathen Days 1890-1936
by Mencken, H. L
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good+ in Poor dust jacket
- Seller
-
Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Good+ in Poor dust jacket. 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Beige cloth titled in blue/red. Stated first edition. Signed by Mencken to the ffep. Ex-college library with tipped-in bookplate to fep and pencilled numbers to rear, no other library markings. Cover foxed, hinges starting. The toned DJ in mylar with $3.00 price intact is in five pieces, with loss to spine, pencilled numbers to flap verso. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .
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Details
- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19480
- Title
- Heathen Days 1890-1936
- Author
- Mencken, H. L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ in Poor dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1943
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