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POWDER OF SYMPATHY; Illustrated by Walter Jack Duncan
by Morley, Christopher
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good +
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, Inc, 1923. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Very Good/Good +. Walter Jack Duncan. 8vo, brown backstrip with gilt letterng over pink boards with light green paper title on front cover, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (corners clipped by publisher) depicting Shakespeare on theatre platform addressing an Elizabethan crowd, illustrated with line drawings + probably the cover art by Walter Jack Duncan, xii, [xiii-xiv] + 304 pages. Contents are a collection of 42 light-hearted newspaper pieces by Morley. The book is tight and internally clean; light wear to covers; gilt titles on spine are faded. The Uncommon pictorial dust jacket is present, quite bright, with light edge chipping. No marks by previous owners.<br /> <br /> Christopher Morley (1890 - 1957) was an prominent American journalist, novelist, essayist, and poet. He also produced stage productions and was a college lecturer. He is most remembered for light humor, The Haunted Bookshop (1955), and his studies on Sherlock Holmes.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9542
- Title
- POWDER OF SYMPATHY; Illustrated by Walter Jack Duncan
- Author
- Morley, Christopher
- Illustrator
- Walter Jack Duncan
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page & Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1923
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, culture, lectures, humor, Hawaii, education, New York, sophistication, newspaper, articles
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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