Lars Porsena. or the Future of Swearing and Improper Language by Graves, Robert - 1927

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1927. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. First American edition, 1927. Red cloth 12mo, 77pp. VG+ with light soil to cover label, mild offsetting to endpapers. Contents are clean and unmarked. A very nice copy.

Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd, 1927. 2nd. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 0x0x0. Hardcover, in jacket. Second revised edition. Clean, unmarked, tightly bound. Moderate exterior wear. Jacket in poor condition, with some chipping and staining. Photos available. We ship daily. Expedited shipping available!

London: Martin Brian & O'Keefe, 1972. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition thus with new introduction by Graves. 12mo. 68pp. Brown cloth. Contemporary owner signature and date on front fly, light rubbing at the spine ends, near fine in a price-clipped, about near fine dust jacket with a slightly sunned spine.

Hardback. 1927. (To-day and To-morrow Series). 94pp 12mo Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London (1927). Covers sllightly marked, without dust jacket. .

E.P. Dutton & Co., NY, (1927). [First American Edition]. EP Dutton & Co, NY, (1927) [First American Edition] 12mo, orig blue cloth w/printed paper label pasted on front cover, 77pp Good+ condition Quantity Available: 1 Category: Literature; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 000450.

kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co (circa 1925/26). First edition first issue, duodecimo, maroon boards, cream title labels with black lettering mounted to spine & front board, 94pp + 15pp book adverts, VG+ (light tanning to spine label & page edges)

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd, 1927. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Boards, printed labels. First edition. Sixteen page catalogue of publications from the "To-day and To-Morrow" series of distinguished English thinkers, scientists, philosophers, doctors, critics, artists, etc. included at the conclusion of the text. Extremities rubbed, splotch on upper trimmed edge, without dust jacket, otherwise very good (and edifying). HIGGINSON & WILLIAMS A21a.

hardback. Fine. Small 12mo. London (Martin Brown & O'Keeffe) 1972. Review copy. Fine in sunned dust wrapper. Photo available upon request.

hardback. Very Good. First American edition. 16mo. New York (Dutton) (1927). Blue cloth with white labels. Spine sunned else a very good copy. Photo available upon request.

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co LTD, 1927. First edition. Hardback. Very Good. 6.5" by 4.5". None. The first edition of this interesting monograph on swearing and language by poet Robert Graves. The first edition, with the incorrect quotation to page 76, which was corrected in the second edition.An interesting treatise on swearing and improper language by the noted poet Robert Graves, who states in the opening passage that there "has been a noticeable decline of swearing and foul language" in recent years.Graves is well remembered for his memoir about his time during World War I, titled 'Good-Bye to All That'.Undated, dated from WorldCat.Fifteen pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's paper covered boards. Externally, smart, with rubbing and a little wear to the joints and extremities. Spine is a little faded. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally,… Read More