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H. L. Mencken: Fanfare, The American Critic, Bibliography
by RASCOE, Burton; Vincent O'Sullivan; F. C. Henderson
- Used
- Good
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1920. First Edition. Stiff paper wrappers. Good. 12mo. Pp. 32. Frontis. subject portrait photograph with signature facsimile. Illustrated with three additional black & white plates. Textured pale red paper cover saddle stapled, titles printed in black with Knopf monogram device on back. Edges sunned and lightly soiled, front lower corner chipped. Two essays on the Baltimore journalist, critic and language scholar. With a bibliography compiled by Mencken under a pseudonym.
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- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6875
- Title
- H. L. Mencken: Fanfare, The American Critic, Bibliography
- Author
- RASCOE, Burton; Vincent O'Sullivan; F. C. Henderson
- Format/Binding
- Stiff paper wrappers
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1920
- Bookseller catalogs
- Language;
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About the Seller
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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Seattle, Washington
About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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Glossary
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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