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The Collected Works of John Jay Chapman in Twelve Volumes [Complete]
by CHAPMAN, John Jay; Melvin H. Bernstein, ed; David M. Stocking, bibliography
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- first
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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Weston, MA: M & S [M&S] Press, 1970. First Edition. First printing of the Collected Works. Twelve volumes; v.1 quarto, remainder octavo; uniform blue cloth with gilt spine titles. A fresh, unread set.
Collected edition of works by the iconoclastic essayist, poet, dramatist and progressive reformer John Jay Chapman (1862-1933). Includes all twenty-seven of Chapman's published works, running to more than 4,500 pages total, plus a Memoir by the author's son, Chanler Chapman; introductions by Melvin H. Bernstein, and a bibiographical checklist of Chapman's writings by David M. Stocking.
The M&S Press, publishing arm of the Rhode Island antiquarian bookseller Dan Siegel (M&S Books), specialized in high-quality facsimile editions of hard-to-find 19th-century works of radicalism, reform, and social history. Lorne Bair Rare Books has acquired the surviving inventory of the M&S Press and now makes these long out-of-print titles once again available to readers, researchers, and scholars. *NB: This set weights 21 lbs, and will require additional shipping.
Collected edition of works by the iconoclastic essayist, poet, dramatist and progressive reformer John Jay Chapman (1862-1933). Includes all twenty-seven of Chapman's published works, running to more than 4,500 pages total, plus a Memoir by the author's son, Chanler Chapman; introductions by Melvin H. Bernstein, and a bibiographical checklist of Chapman's writings by David M. Stocking.
The M&S Press, publishing arm of the Rhode Island antiquarian bookseller Dan Siegel (M&S Books), specialized in high-quality facsimile editions of hard-to-find 19th-century works of radicalism, reform, and social history. Lorne Bair Rare Books has acquired the surviving inventory of the M&S Press and now makes these long out-of-print titles once again available to readers, researchers, and scholars. *NB: This set weights 21 lbs, and will require additional shipping.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 61597
- Title
- The Collected Works of John Jay Chapman in Twelve Volumes [Complete]
- Author
- CHAPMAN, John Jay; Melvin H. Bernstein, ed; David M. Stocking, bibliography
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 5
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- M & S [M&S] Press
- Place of Publication
- Weston, MA
- Date Published
- 1970
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Poetry; Anarchism; Modern Drama;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
Lorne Bair Rare Books specializes in books, mansuscripts, and printed ephemera relating to American Social History, with an emphasis on radical and utopian movements of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. We are available in our showroom by appointment, at shows, and on-line through various booksellers' sites or at our website www.lornebair.com.
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