COLLECTING AMERICAN FIRST EDITIONS: Its Pitfalls and Its Pleasures by Richard Curle - 1930

Richard Curle. Good; Some age wear and discoloration. Paperback. 4 pages .

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co, [1930]. xviii,221 pages. Many halftone plates. 8.5x6'', cloth, teg. #1042 of 1250 copies, SIGNED. Edges rubbed, bit loose, VG.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, typed book description . tipped-in at front free endpaper.. 1930. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 1,250 numbered copies signed by the author. Navy beveled boards with printed paper labels on front boards and spine. xviii, 221 pp. Index, 51 illustrations of various title pages, book spines and other biblioporn. Heraldic owner bookplate (Annie Edgerly Thayer) on front pastedown. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1930. Hardcover. First Edition: Limited to 1250 signed and numbered copies of which this is No. 824 and signed by the author on the Limitation Page. 6 x 9in. xviii. 221pp. Publisher's cloth boards with paper title labels. NEAR FINE in Very Good slipcase. The book itself shows the spine with a touch of tanning, a hint of toning at the gutters, else Fine/As New. The slipcase shows shelf rubbing of the extremities, some loss of the topmost cover, somewhat rubbed, otherwise remains sound and distinct. As pictured.

Indianapolis, Indiana: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1930. SIGNED by the AUTHOR. Near Fine condition in a Good+ slipcase. The slipcase is intact, but moderately rubbed at the corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are creamy white, clean and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1930. First edition. Limited to 1250 signed and numbered copies; this being #76. "A book packed with learning and sanity" -- John Carter. Illustrated with 51 plates. Top edge gilt. Bound in the original sharp cornered blue cloth with beveled edges and printed paper labels on the spine and front cover. Housed in the publisher's blue slipcase with two printed paper labels.. Signed by the Author. First Edition, Limited 1250 signed. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Good+ slipcase. 8vo. xix, 221pp. + 51 plates. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1930. Limited Edition. Leather. 221p. REBOUND. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. A hardcover book that has been rebound in green cloth with a black leather spine. Staining in the gutter of the last several pages. Text unmarked and binding tight. Limited edition; #486 of 1,250 copies signed by the author. Illustrated with black and white plates depicting title pages.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1930. xviii, 221p. A near fine copy, with the very faint darkening of the spine label, no d.j., in a very good slipcase which shows some wear at the corners and has the number 1203 crossed out and replaced by 923.. Signed By the Author. First Edition. No. 923 of 1250 Copies. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dj. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill [1930]., 1930. First edition. 8vo. 51 b/w illustrations. Bibliographical references. Index. Original dark blue cloth (top and bottom of spine slightly spotted); paper spine and upper cover labels. Very good. 221 pages. No other signatures or bookplates. Number 630 of 1250 numbered copies, signed by Richard Curle on the limitation page.. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.

Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill, 1930. No state. HC, no DJ. PC VG. Navy blue cloth, boards beveled, paper spine & front labels, light edgewear & rubbing, gilt top-edge, deckled edges, FO plate to FPEP, front hinge slightly cracked, unmarked, binding sound. 51 B/W plate illustrations. Limited to 1250 signed & numbered copies, of which this is #1177. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.

1930. CURLE, Richard. COLLECTING AMERICAN FIRST EDITIONS. Its pitfalls and its pleasures. With 51 illustrations. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Co., (1930). One of 1250 signed and numbered copies. 8vo., blue cloth-covered beveled-edge boards, t.e.g. A very good copy whose binding shows light wear at edges and has a sunned paper spine label, with small pencil annotations in the index, and is housed in the publisher's numbered slipcase.