The Music From Behind The Moon
by James Branch Cabell
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The John Day Company, 1926 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 11" by 7.5". Leon Underwood. The first edition of this lovely illustrated work of short fiction by James Branch Cabell limited to 3000 copies. First edition of The Music From Behind The Moon by James Branch Cabell in the original publisher's cloth binding. Limited edition of 3000 copies.With eight wood engravings by Leon Underwood. Collated, complete. Underwood was a British artist, sculptor, and printmaker who was influenced by African art.James Branch Cabell was an American author of fantasy fiction This collection of short stories was popular in the 1920s where the escapist nature was favourable among American readers of the time. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, very smart. There is some minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. The title label to the spine is slightly foxed. There is a small patch of wear to the cloth on the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 835W5
- Title
- The Music From Behind The Moon
- Author
- James Branch Cabell
- Illustrator
- Leon Underwood
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The John Day Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1926
- Size
- 11" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- James Branch Cabell Leon Underwood Engravings Fantasy Leon Underwood Limited edition
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- 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...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...