The Silver Stallion : A Comedy of Redemption by Cabell, James Branch - 1928

New York: Robert McBride & Company, 1926. Fifth printing. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. xii, [1], 358 pages. Brown cloth hardcover with title on the spine. Light rubs and spots to the brown cloth hardcover. Interior contents sturdy and clean.

New York: Robert M. McBride & Company. Good. 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Rear inner hinge is mostly cracked, front inner hinge has a split to each end. Front cover is slightly rubbed, including loss to a few letters. Spine is darkened, lettering is rubbed away. ; Signed by the author on the limitations page. Copy #638 of 850. .

Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1926. #820 of 850 signed copies. 358pp., hinges starting, a very light toning to contents, black boards have silver stamping, spine is sunned with faded lettering, overall a Very Good copy. .

NY: ROBERT McBRIDE &CO, 1928. STATED FIRST IMPRESSION OF ILLUSTRATED C . Hardcover. Near Fine/NoNE. PAPE FRANK. A LOVELY BOOK FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1926 , THIS IS THE FIRST IMPRESSION OF THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION TALES FROM THE MYTHICAL LAND OF POICTESME 11 BEAUTIFUL FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS BY FRANK PAPE WITH TISSUE GUARDS IN PLACE BOUND IN BLACK WITH AN EXCELLENT BRIGHT GOLD DESIGN BY PAPE AND GOLD LETTERING LOVELY CLEAN MAP ENDPAPERS FOREDGE UNCUT SOME PAGES REMAIN SEALED VERY WELL PRESERVED LIGHT WEAR AT TOP OF SPINE PAGES XI TO XVIII HAVE SMALL AREAS OF CHIPPING TO BOTTOM OF PAGES OTHERWISE AN EXCELLENT COPY

New York: Robert M. McBride, 1928. This is a Very Good copy of the First Illustrated Edition (stated First Impression), issued two years after the first publication. Highly decorative cloth binding in black and gold; wonderfully illustrated by Frank C. Pape. Cabell (1879-1958) is generally known as a Southern writer of fantasy. He was highly regarded by Twain and has had an influence on many modern writers of "science fiction" such as Robert Heinlein. Clean text; 359 pages; illustrated endpapers. Mildly bumped and rubbed, with a faded spine. Condition issues: has seen water in the past - there is flood marking along some of the foreedges, and the gutters are split but holding. Previous-owner signature on second endpaper. Lacking the dustjacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Thus.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Frank C. Pape.

MA.: Robert M. McBride & Co., 1928. 1st Illustrated Edition . Illus. Cloth No Dj. As Issued.. Tales of the magic & mythical land of Poictesme and its strange and fanciful citizens. The book is highlighted by the fantastic illustrations and artwork of Pape who has contributed 11 photogravure etchings on plates with tissue overlays and numerous beautiful b&w bold in-text illustrations. Map endsheets, and superb gold engraved etched illustrated cover. Light wear & chipping to the top of the spine and light shelf wear to the edges. No dustjacket. Vg.

New York: Robert M. McBride, 1928. Illustrated Edition. First Impression Thus. Octavo (24cm); black cloth covered boards, decorated in pictorial gilt on cover and titled in gilt on the spine; red topstain; map endpapers; dustjacket; 359pp.; illustrated with eleven full-page drawings plus head and tailpieces by Frank C. Papé. Spine ends and corners are gently pushed; former owner's printed bookplate inside front cover; Near Fine. The black & gold dustjacket shows toning to the spine; nicks and short tears to the extremities; long tear to front flap; several ghost tape marks on verso; shallow loss to crown; Very Good. "Episodic novel, direct sequel to Figures of Earth, a Comedy of Appearances. After manual's death his associated company of knights and wizards disintegrates and each individual member must find his own destiny. In a summary conclusion Jurgen assesses the glittering legacy of the great Redeemer; though his verdict is basically Cervantean, he finds that the sham had some good… Read More

New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1926. First large paper edition. No.557 of 850 signed and numbered copies. 1 vols. 8vo. Black cloth front cover illustrated in silver. Bookplates. A fine copy. First large paper edition. No.557 of 850 signed and numbered copies. 1 vols. 8vo.

New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1926. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first state (*Bruccoli* No. 3, setting A, with unbroken rules on pages 222 & 238). Endpapers lightly foxed, else a fine copy in a very good or better dust jacket with even browning and light wear on spine.

London: John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, 1928. First English Illustrated Edition. 11 full-page drawings with tissue laid in and many head and tail pieces by Eric C. Papé. 1 vols. 8vo. Black cloth front cover illustrated in gilt. Original dust jacket with same illustration as front cover, slightly nicked. A fine copy. Papé, Frank C. First English Illustrated Edition. 11 full-page drawings with tissue laid in and many head and tail pieces by Eric C. Papé. 1 vols. 8vo.