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Duell, Sloan & Pearce, NY [c1939]. "first edition". First Edition. Hard Cover. "America was promises to whom?" 20 p., 19.5 cm.; blue cloth stamped in silver; spine a bit darkened, browning inside covers, one-inch waterstain to inner bottom gutter throughout, no dj; VG. 34902.

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1939. First Edition. Hardcover.

Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1939-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 7x5x0. Stated First Edition. Early Duell, Sloan & Pearce printing. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Tears to jacket with loss. Publishing note on front end page, else unmarked.

Duel, Sloan and Pierce, 1st edition 1939, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1939. Octavo. Blue cloth boards stamped in silver. Book is very good; with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Boards have light shelf wear with a few spots on page ends. No dust jacket. Book placed in custom acetate protector. 20 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!

New York: Duell Sloan & Pearce, 1939. First edition. Cloth. Very Good in Good DJ. 12mo, 20 pp. Spine very slightly cocked, foxing to page edges and endpapers, pages tanned. Jacket sunned, edgeworn, with a few small stains and light chipping.

New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, Inc. (1939) 24 pp. Original dark blue cloth covers, very bright and clean. Light foxing to top edge of text block w/ faint age toning to blank endpapers. Previous owner's name on rear blank endpaper. DJ lightly soiled w/ modest edge wear; spine darkened. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, Inc. , 1939. 20 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ title on binding. Very bright and clean. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down. Previous owner's name on endpapers. DJ spine sunned. All corners clipped. Contents nice.. First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Very Good-. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: The Bodley Head. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1940. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A fine copy of this example from the Limited First Edition of only 500 copies in a nice price-clipped dust jacket. Archibald MacLeish (May 7, 1892 – April 20, 1982) was an American poet, writer, and the Librarian of Congress. He is associated with the Modernist school of poetry. He received three Pulitzer Prizes for his work. During World War II, MacLeish assisted with the development of the new "Research and Analysis Branch" of the Office of Strategic Services, the precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency. The operations of the Branch were overseen by Archibald MacLeish (Librarian of Congress) and William L. Langer. During the 1930s MacLeish was a great admirer of Franklin D. Roosevelt and his progressive policies. This book reflects MacLeish's developing liberal humanism, promoting the pursuit of freedom and communal solidarity to keep fascism at bay and to… Read More

Duel, Sloan and Pierce, 1st edition 1939. Hbk12mo stated 1st edition 20pp dj lightly toned at extremities and spine but not price-clipped (.75) otherwise a very good clean tight unmarked copy

The Bodley Head 1940. FIRST EDITION super octavo hardcover ( VG+) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

New York: DS&P, 1939. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Brief gift inscription else fine in near fine dustwrapper with two very small chips and a touch of tanning to the spine.

MACLEISH, Archibald. America Was Promises. Orig. cloth, dust jacket. N.Y.: Duell, Sloan & Pearce Inc., [1939]. First edition. A fine copy.

Duell, Sloan & Pearce, Inc., New York, 1939. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). Slim 8vo. 20pp. Blue cloth lettered in silver at the spine and upper board. A trace of very light toning to the endpapers, and a tiny area of surface abrasion to the title page. A virtually fine copy in non-price-clipped dust wrapper, a little toned at the unprinted spine panel and with a touch of light dust soiling. A very nice copy of his twelve-page verse-statement..

First U. K. edition limited to 500 copies, octavo, pp. 24. This copy from the personal collection of G. S. Terence Cavanagh (1923-2005), late Professor Emeritus of Medical Literature at Duke University, author, & antiquarian bookseller, with his tasteful bookplate on the front pastedown. An index card with Archibald MacLeish's signature beneath a "Faithfully yours" inscription is laid in. A mild bump to bottom front board tip. Shallow vertical crease on Title Page. Price-clipped dust jacket a little weary with shelf and handling wear, but ensconced now in a sheet of protective mylar.

New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce Inc. First edition stated; 20pp. No faults for the book. A couple of edge-tears to the dust jacket, not price clipped. . Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 1939.

New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1939. cloth, dust jacket. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 20 pages. First edition. Spine of jacket faded, else a near fine copy. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper.

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1939. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Second printing. Fine in slightly spine-tanned, near fine dustwrapper.

New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1939. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with slightest of soiling.

NEW YORK, DUELL, 1939, 1939. DUST JACKET (UNCLIPPED); ADVANCE REVIEW COPY FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD. F. Hardcover.

London: John Lane, 1940. First UK edition: One of 500 copies. 8vo, pp. 24. Ivory cloth. Cover somewhat soiled, and little bumped at corners, o/w VG.