SILENT, WHITE AND BEAUTIFUL AND OTHER STORIES
by Robbins, Tod (Clarence Aaron Robbins)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Corner tips a little soft, spine just a little dulled, much less than usual, a near fine copy. (13774)
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Boni and Liveright Publishers, [1920]. First edition. Corner tips a little soft, spine just a little dulled, much less than usual, a near fine copy. (13774). Octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii-xii [xiii-xvi] 1-256 [note: page [xiii] mis-numbered "ix"], original blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold. Collects four tales; the title story, "Who Wants a Green Bottle?," "Wild Wullie, the Waster," and short novel "For Art's Sake," a revised version of MYSTERIOUS MARTIN (1912). Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1397. See Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-166. Bleiler (1978), p. 167. Reginald 12257.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13774
- Title
- SILENT, WHITE AND BEAUTIFUL AND OTHER STORIES
- Author
- Robbins, Tod (Clarence Aaron Robbins)
- Book Condition
- Used - Corner tips a little soft, spine just a little dulled, much less than usual, a near fine copy. (13774)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Boni and Liveright Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1920]
- Keywords
- Horror . SC
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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