From Death to Morning.
by Wolfe, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
8vo. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1935. 8vo, (xii), 304 pp. Original brown cloth ruled and titled in gilt, backstrip bears a sun-faded ghost of dust-jacket's lettering and the cloth is sunned along the very edge of the crown and foot; a little old tape residue on the front free endpaper; rear endpapers toned, internally a fine clean copy. In the original dust-jacket, price $2.50 unclipped, professionally restored and conserved. § First edition, first printing with Scribner's seal and "A" on copyright page and "rer" instead of "her" on page 59, line 21. Wolfe's only collection of short stories, including "Death the Proud Brother," "Only the Dead Know Brooklyn," "The Four Lost Men," and "The Web of Earth”.
Synopsis
Wolfe's third published book, and his first of short stories, this collection contains his popular "Only the Dead Know Brooklyn," written in a Brooklyn dialect.
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Details
- Bookseller
- John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 110559
- Title
- From Death to Morning.
- Author
- Wolfe, Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner’s Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1935
- Size
- 8vo
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About the Seller
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
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San Francisco, California
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John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller offers an exceptional selection of rare books and manuscripts from medieval times through the twentieth century; we specialize in illustrated material, particularly the work of William Blake and his circle. Located in downtown San Francisco, we have served an international clientele of private collectors, libraries, and institutions for 35 years. We are actively purchasing books and manuscripts in all fields, especially medieval illuminated and text manuscripts; material on California, Hawaii, and Pacific voyages; illustrated books and fine bindings from the 15th through the 20th century; and fine press printing. William Blake, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Thomas Frognall Dibdin remain special interests. We are members of the ABAA, ILAB, and PBFA, and we subscribe to the code of ethics endorsed by reputable antiquarian booksellers worldwide.
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