A Book of Prefaces
by Mencken, H. L
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
Knopf. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1922. Hardcover. Blue cloth titled in gilt. Fourth printing, 1922. Inscribed to ffep by Mencken. Light rubbing/soil to cloth, bookplate to fep, toning to endpages, hinges mildly starting. 283 pp. Plus index. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 283 pages; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28009
- Title
- A Book of Prefaces
- Author
- Mencken, H. L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Date Published
- 1922
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- Jacket
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- Bookplate
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- Cloth
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...