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All Good Americans (SIGNED)
by Jerome Bahr
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Charles Scribner's and Sons, 1937. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 7.75x5.5. A hint of creases to spine, otherwise a fine copy in a solid jacket that is a little rubbed, faded, and frayed and with two pieces of tape on verso. Not price clipped ($2.50)Introduction by Ernest Hemingway, is quite a good example of " florial" Hemingway at its most indulgent. . To quote Hemingway, " The introduction is a charming and impatient confession of the bald commercial exploitation of Hemingway's name.... the only way a young writer can get a collection of stories published is to have ' a name writer' do a preface for it. Bahr is a fine honest writer with a talent which is both sturdy and delicate.....I feel very good that they are being published and ask you to excuse the preface" Inscribed " to Alice and Joe sincerely Jerry Bahr. First edition, first printing with a Scribner "A " on verso of title page. Book is inscribed "To Alice and Joe... Jerry Bahr This is a rare collectible suitable for any fine library
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- Bookseller
- Oshtemo Book Sellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000206
- Title
- All Good Americans (SIGNED)
- Author
- Jerome Bahr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's and Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1937
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Signed first edition first printing
- Size
- 7.75x5.5
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About the Seller
Oshtemo Book Sellers
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Kalamazoo, Michigan
About Oshtemo Book Sellers
Rare finds with an emphasis on fiction, art, and signed first-editions. Oshtemo Book Sellers has an eye for quality and quirk.
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- Verso
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Price Clipped
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- Fine
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- Inscribed
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- Title Page
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- Jacket
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