The Best Short Stories of 1918 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story
by O' Brien, Edward J. [ed.]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Small, Maynard and Company, 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Blue cloth with gilt lettered spine and front board. Spine very faded, gilt on spine dulled, light wear at head of spine and lower fore-edge of rear board otherwise cloth clean and very good. Bookplate to paste down with small gift inscription beneath it. Text clean throughout, book overall very good. No dust jacket. A nice clean and tight copy.
Details
- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1516
- Title
- The Best Short Stories of 1918 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story
- Author
- O' Brien, Edward J. [ed.]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Small, Maynard and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1919
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Bookplate
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