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HardPress Publishing, 2013-01-28. Paperback. Good.

BiblioBazaar, 2009-11-26. Paperback. Good.

Bobbs-Merrill First printing (no additional printings listed). Red cloth with gilt spine lettering. 356 pp. Illustrated. The spine lettering is tarnished. Light shelfwear, including a small ding on the bottom edge of the front board. The front hinge is narrowly cracked. Some initials, partially erased, are pencilled on the front free endpaper. Several pages have pencilled underlining and/or marginal brackets.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill, 1922. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Hardcover in tan cloth with spine lettered in black. Ttitle page printed in red and black. 356 pp. Illustrated with photographic plates. A tight, very good example, small owneship signature top edge front free endpaper, shallow wear at the foot of the spine. The author's first book, based on hius journalistic experiences during and just after World War I, an account of the reasons which caused Central Europeans to emmigrate to America, Russians to rush to Constantinople, Greek royalty and comoners to leave their land, and, interestingly, why the English and Scottish "emigrate" to pubs at night.

Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1922-01-01. Hardcover. Good. ex-library

Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. VG hardback missing the scarce dust jacket, but with an author-signed bookplate. 356 p. illus. 22 cm. In addition to the frontispiece there are 13 leaves of coated stock with pictures printed on both sides. Roberts' second book, drawn from articles he wrote on immigration and events in Europe for "The Saturday Evening Post." The standard Roberts bibliographies report there were only 2,011 copies of the first edition printed. Note: I have a large selection of Kenneth Roberts books and related materials. Contact me if you are looking for something in particular. 356 pages. Text block is unmarked, with the exception of a note in the gutter on p. 3 ("16718 - Jan. 1923"); the pages are slightly tanned from age. The binding is tight overall, but the bottom of the front hinge is a bit loose. Red textured cloth over boards with faded gilt title on spine. Front panel has embossed single-line… Read More

The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1922. Book. Illus. by Photographs, Illustrations. Good. Hardcover. Reprint Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. G/P, used hc, 356pp. Red colored cloth over boards with gilt text on spine; edge wear with slightly frayed tips; shelf wear to head and tail of spine; damp staining to upper. Color illustrated dust jacket with black colored text on upper and spine; 1" square piece missing from head of upper; other chips and tears from edges; not price clipped; encased in protective mylar cover. Deckle fore edge. Interior pages clean, unmarked. Binding is tight..

[Indianapolis]: Bobbs-Merrill Co., [1922]. 8vo. [6], 356 pp. Title in red & blk. Photo frntsp., numerous photos, plates throughout. Brown cloth, blk lettrng (vry slght soilng on frnt cvr, vry slght tidemrk to vry uppr fore-edge of a few leaves), w/ d.j. cover art of Russian refugees w/ Constantinople in the background by Stone (mnr rubbng, dustsoilng, vry fnt tidemrk to uppr fore-edge bk cvr), still VG-/VG- copy. First edition of this exceedingly scarce second work by Kenneth Roberts, and his first as sole author. He provides a detailed and gripping account of the immigration problem before, and especially after World War I as Central Europeans, and Eastern European Jews, poured into the United States, overwhelming local governments, cities, and charities. In addition, he examines the Russian emigration into Turkey following the Russian Revolution, examines the Greek Civil War, and the struggle against Temperance in Scotland and England.

New York: Bobbs-Merrill, 1922. First Edition. First printing Very good in light brown cloth covered boards with black text on the spine and with black borders on the front board. A small octavo measuring 8" by 5 1/4" with mild age tanning to the recto and verso of the frontispiece and to the title page and with a crease to the cloth down the middle of the spine. This is one of several binding variants for this title. Without its issued dust jacket. 356 pages of text. This is Roberts' second book which is quite difficult to locate as reportedly only 2,011 copies of the first edition were published. 356 pages of text and illustrated with a few black and white photographs. The title page carries a long subtitle reading: "A true account of the reasons which cause Central Europeans to overrun America which lead Russians to rush to Constantinople and other fascinating and unpleasant places which coax Greek royalty and commoners into strange byways and hedges and which induce… Read More

Bobbs-Merrill. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1922. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, no date on title page, 1922 date on copyright page, sturdy and attractive burgundy cloth with bright gold title on spine, illustrated with photos, there are several gently corner-creased pages, page 19 and 356 have small pieces missing at the edges from being opened carelessly (no loss of text) . Two small dark smudges that appear to be printer's ink on page 156 have partially obscured a few words of text but all is still readable, mild tanning to the blank end-papers, tiny crease to the top rear corner, the book remains pleasing to the eye, the binding is tight, square and clean and with the exception of page 156 the contents are fine, please see our photos of the scarce jacket to determine whether suitable for your needs, there are some brown blemishes on the underside of the jacket, the original price (3.00) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, subtitled… Read More

[New York]: The Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers, 1922. First. Very Good-. First edition in dark maroon cloth It is believed to have been Robert's personal copy, autographed on front fly leaf in ink "Kenneth L Roberts, Kennebunk Beach, July 28, 1926" and annotated with pencil comments on several pages as well as inked comments on the rear endpaper and rear board adjacent to pasted newspaper clippings There is no documented provenance for this belief, but the annotations appear in the same hand as the author's signature, and the nature of the comments appears authorial More research would be needed to confirm this however, so I am only offering this copy as a signed book, not necessarily the author's own This was Roberts' first book, based on his journalistic experiences during and just after World War I For those of us who grew up reading his many thrilling and thoroughly researched historical fiction works, such as Arundel, Northwest Passage and Oliver Wiswell, it is disappointing to find in… Read More

Bobbs Merrill, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Light shelfwear, top corners slightly worn, else a Very Good copy, tight binding, clean interior; dust jacket has some moderate edgewear, and one small chip at the bottom of the front panel, else Very Good. From the library of Dr. Robert T. Moffatt of Boston with his name and address stamp to the ffep. Author's second book.

WHY EUROPE LEAVES HOME, Bobbs Merrill, 1922, first edition, a tight vg+ copy. Illustrated with photos. The authors scarce 2nd book. SIGNED by the author on a tipped in page. (As new facsimile dust-wrapper is available for a modest fee. Please inquire if interested. Thank you.)

Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill, 1922. Book. NF. Hardcover. First Edition. A NF copy in a VG+ dust jacket with the price of $3.00 intact on the front flap. Reportedly on 2,011 copies of this book were published, making it extremely hard ot find in collectible condition..

[Indianapolis]: Bobbs Merrill, 1922. 8vo original brown cloth. Frontis., [6], 356 pp. In original dj in mylar sleeve. First edition. CONDITION: Very good, slight fraying to foot of spine; dj good with chips at head and foot of spine panel.