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THE AMERICAN MERCURY: A Monthly Review; Vol. VI, No. 21, September 1925.
by Cain, James M; Austin, Mary; et al. Mencken, H. L.; editor
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Alfred A. Knopf, 1925., 1925.. Good. - Large octavo [10 inches high by 6-7/8 inches wide] softcover bound in printed green wrappers. The wraps are chipped & faded around the edges with 2 pieces out of the rear wrap. The spine is rubbed & faded with pieces out of the head & tail. The top & bottom sections of the front wrap & the bottom section of the rear wrap are detached. 127 & [1]pages plus 48 pages of ads & editorial notes. Also with ads on the inside front & rear covers. The fore-edge & bottom edge are foxed. There is a piece out of 1 ad page with creasing & tears to the inside rear wrap. There is occasional foxing to the text pages. Good.
Among the contents of this issue are "Jasbo Brown", a poem by Du Bose Heyward; "The Hero", a one-act play by James M. Cain; the articles "American Marriage" by Mary Austin and "The Poison of Good Taste" by architect Lewis Mumford; and "The Library", book reviews by H. L. Mencken.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36866
- Title
- THE AMERICAN MERCURY: A Monthly Review; Vol. VI, No. 21, September 1925.
- Author
- Cain, James M; Austin, Mary; et al. Mencken, H. L.; editor
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf, 1925.
- Date Published
- 1925.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- LITERATURE; ARTS; ARCHITECTURE; PERIODICAL; THE AMERICAN MERCURY; H. L. MENCKEN, EDITOR; JAMES M. CAIN; ONE-ACT PLAY; THE HERO; POEM; DU BOSE HEYWARD; MARY AUSTIN; LEWIS MUMFORD; THEATRE; GEORGE JEAN NATHAN; ADS.
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About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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