PARLOR, BEDLAM AND BATH
by Perelman, S.J. and Q.J. Reynolds
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near fine
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Horace Liveright, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. Perelman's exceedingly scarce second book, a comic novel co-authored with New York journalist Quentin Reynolds. Octavo. Original orange cloth binding, with black stamping. Tiny period bookseller's label to the front flyleaf. A fine copy, tight and square, in a near fine dust jacket with some occasional minor edgewear.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74654
- Title
- PARLOR, BEDLAM AND BATH
- Author
- Perelman, S.J. and Q.J. Reynolds
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Horace Liveright
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- Literature, Humor, Satire
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...