Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1934. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Signed by Author(s). Inscribed by author on front endpaper, dated 1937. Blue cloth boards with blindstamped letters to front board and gilt lettering to spine, under pictorial dust jacket, 7-5/8" tall. Edition not stated; during this era Harcourt usually stated first edition. Minor fading to spine panel, rubbing to rear panel. Generally a lovely copy of a book uncommon in jacket, much less so signed. Debut novel; author had a connection with Hemingway while they were both in Paris.

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Bookseller: Crooked House Books & Paper (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 002519
Title: Beyond the Street
Author: Calmer, Edgar
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace and Company
Date Published: 1934
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: modern literature modernist transition

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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....
Inscribed: When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.