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The Colophon: a quarterly for bookmen, New Series
by Adler, Elmer, Alfred Stanford and Jhn T. Winterich, eds
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
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About This Item
New York: The Pynson Press, for The Colophon, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fine looking exemplar of the first volume of the New Series of the influential house organ for bookmen (and women) everywhere, with articles about Burt Emmett (by Sherwood Anderson), about America's bibles, about Herman Melville (by Oscar Wegelin), and about Alexandre Dumas George Eliot, Longfellow and Hemingway. Bound in illustrated paper over boards, quite fine, with a bibliophiliac theme to it. Sturdy, tightly bound, clean and unmarked. Sunning to spine, half-toning to rear panel, else quite fine of interior. 157 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 350533
- Title
- The Colophon: a quarterly for bookmen, New Series
- Author
- Adler, Elmer, Alfred Stanford and Jhn T. Winterich, eds
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Pynson Press, for The Colophon
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1935
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- The Colophon
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literary Criticism;
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About Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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