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PARNASSUS ON WHEELS (SIGNED BY AUTHOR)
by Morley, Christopher
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Only.
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Garden City: Grosset & Dunlap, 1917. Early Reprint. Hardcover. Good Only.. Octavo. Mottled blue cloth over navy spine, gilt ruled. Blue design of horse-drawn bookwagon to front, plus lettering. Yellow lettering to spine. Shelfwear and staining to edges of boards. Moderate age toning. Author's signature to front free endpaper. This is a worn yet solid copy of a classic tale of a traveling bookstore, horse-drawn, and the protagonist's dealings with his sister. SIGNED by Christopher Morley,
to front free endpaper. Christopher Morley, 1890 - 1957, was an American novelist. Morley's first novel, Parnassus On Wheels (1917) follows Roger Mifflin, a traveling bookseller, and his adventures with a bookstore on wheels.
to front free endpaper. Christopher Morley, 1890 - 1957, was an American novelist. Morley's first novel, Parnassus On Wheels (1917) follows Roger Mifflin, a traveling bookseller, and his adventures with a bookstore on wheels.
Synopsis
Although my name appears on the title page, the real author of this book is Miss Helen McGill (now Mrs. Roger Mifflin), who told me the story with her own inimitable vivacity. And on her behalf I want to send to you these few words of acknowledgment.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85303
- Title
- PARNASSUS ON WHEELS (SIGNED BY AUTHOR)
- Author
- Morley, Christopher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Only.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early Reprint
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1917
- Keywords
- 20th-century American literature, Morley essays, Roger Mifflin, Bookmobiles
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Aardvark Rare Books
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Eugene, Oregon
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
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