New York: Robert M. McBride, 1924. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (20cm); textured maroon cloth, titled in gilt on spine, with publisher's logo in gilt to front board; dustjacket; 302pp. Tight, clean and unmarked, Near Fine. In the original dustwrapper, unclipped ($2.50 price on front flap), with small loss at crown and old clear tape repairs at crown and heel of spine panel, Very Good.

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Bookseller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 56472
Title: Straws and Prayer-Books
Author: CABELL, James Branch
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Robert M. McBride
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1924
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Bookseller catalogs: Modern Fiction;

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Dustwrapper: Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
Heel: The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...