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The Garden Party and Other Stories

by Mansfield, Katherine & Marie Laurencin

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  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
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El Cajon, California, United States
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London: The Verona Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1939. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. First of this limited, illustrated edition. Small quarto decorated pale green cloth. Red leather label to the spine, lettered in gilt. Illustrated with lithographs in color by Marie Laurencin. #417/1200. Designed by Hans Mardersteig and printed in the Autumn of 1939 at the Officina Bodoni, Verona. To the leaf following the copyright page there is tipped a Publisher's Note stating, "This special limited edition aims at presenting in one volume the best stories written by Katherine Mansfield at every stage in her career." There is trace foxing along the page edges as well as the endpapers. Otherwise nearly fine. The printed gray dust jacket is somewhat darkened at the spine. There is minor, very shallow chipping along the upper spine and upper corners. Very good+, quite nice. The original board slipcase, with matching number, is quite worn, soiled, and with long splits along three seams. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 315(1) pages .

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Bookseller
Scott Emerson Books, ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
16209
Title
The Garden Party and Other Stories
Author
Mansfield, Katherine & Marie Laurencin
Illustrator
Marie Laurencin
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
First Edition Thus
Publisher
The Verona Press
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1939
Keywords
LITERATURE, Fine Press Books, Illustrated

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About the Seller

Scott Emerson Books, ABAA

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