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The End of The World : A Post-Mortem by Its Intangible Assets ; James Barrett of the City Desk, Editor
by Barrett, James W. - Editor
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Media, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1931. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Hardcover/ no DJ, Stated First Edition, ""D- F"" code (April, 1931), 273 pages, illus. VG++ to Fine condition. ***SUBJECT: ""The World"" newspaper closing. ***POSSIBLE review copy "" for literary reviewers & editors"" per laid- in publisher's form letter, which also states publ. date of April 8, 1931 at $2.50 price. Also laid- in is news clipping of apparently contemporaneous book review (New York Times ?) of this book, by Harry Hansen (a former ""World"" reviewer). Both these items are INCLUDED. **NOTE: Front free endpaper has neatly penned signature ""Emanuel R. Freedman"". Google search shows same name as foreign news/ assistant managing editor for N. Y. Times during 1940's- '50's. IF the same person, he would only have been 20 years old at time of this book's publication. Interesting coincidence, if nothing else. ***CONDITION: Dark green cloth binding excellent w/ just a trace of wear- tight, clean & square. NO bumps, rubs, fray, sun, etc. Gold spine lettering intact & legible, though a bit tarnished. Rear endpapers have toned patches, where news clipping & letter were found. Text & endpapers otherwise have just a hint of toning; tight, bright, clean, unmarked. NO hinge splits or cracks, NOT ex library. Very handsome & well preserved copy.
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- Bookseller
- EDM Book Loft
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 308
- Title
- The End of The World : A Post-Mortem by Its Intangible Assets ; James Barrett of the City Desk, Editor
- Author
- Barrett, James W. - Editor
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1931
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