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Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc. , 1937. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at half-title page -"For Mrs. Elkan Silberman with the best wishes and heartiest sympathy of Booth Tarkington 'Everything comes to him who waits.' Philadelphia, May 10, 1938". Booth Tarkington was quite knowledgeable about antiques and art, serving as a trustee of the John Herron Art… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday, Doran, & Co. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1937. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Autograph; INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title. A novel about Mr. Rumbin, a New York art dealer, whose primary ambition is to move to Fifty-Seventh Street, his assistant Howard Cattlet and his secretary Georgina Horne.… Read more about this item

Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. Good +/very good. Ritchie Cooper. SIGNED by the author on a laid-in slip with a typed notation. 305pp. Octavo [20.5 cm] Beige cloth with gilt lettering on brown ink stamped panels on the spine and front cover, and horizontal gilt ruled designs on the spine. Publisher's black… Read more about this item

DJ:has rubbing tears,chipping but still 98% complete. Book has minor soiling due to makers glue browning,book is unread tightness,pages beginning to brown. Inscription on the 1st title page 5 lines with full signature and full date.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1937 First printing of the first edition. Light toning to end papers and page margins, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with mild wear to extremities and a short closed tear to upper back cover, else fine.

VG+ / VG+. 1937 Doubleday Doran, stated first edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Tarkington's deep dive into the world of art and art dealers / collectors. Terrific condition.

London: Heinemann, 1938. some wear to covers and cover edges, foxing to pages and page edges, some library marks, otherwise book clean and tight. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

1937, first edition. Internal is in very good condition. Text is clean and bright. Binding is tight. Light staining to boards and spine. No DJ

Doubleday, Doran & Co. Good in Good dust jacket. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Association copy; inscribed by Tarkington on behalf of the Silberman brothers (Elkan and Abris) to "Frederick W. Sohumaser". End papers show some browning as does front and rear boards. Pages clean and binding tight. Dust has tears and chips, but now in Brodart… Read more about this item

Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1937. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. $2.50 price present. 305 pages. Book is in fine condition with no marks of any kind. Dustjacket has light rubbing to corners and spine ends. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..

Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. Signed. First edition stated. Ex-library, with expected stamps at title page and endsheets, and lending pocket at rear paste down. Inscribed by Tarkington to previous owners at the second fly leaf. Beige cloth with gilt titling and decoration in black title windows, with edgewear, light to moderate soiling,… Read more about this item

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1937. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Beige cloth over boards, title and decorations stamped in gilt onto upper board and spine, 8vo (7-7/8 inches tall), pp. 305, top edge stained black. Volume with toning to text and some browning to endpapers from binder's glue. Price-intact DJ edge worn… Read more about this item

The Literary Guild, 1937-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover with DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show minor shelf wear with a light edge fade. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows edge wear. Presented with protective clear book jacket cover.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

New York: The Literary Guild of America, 1937. Hardcover. Good. Reprint. Illustrated by Ritchie Cooper. Spine cocked, spine faded, else very good, lacking the dustwrapper.

Doubleday, Doran & Co, 1937-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed by Author. Author inscribed "For Bob and Sister Choate from Kenneth Roberts and more deferentially inscribed by Booth Tarkington Kennebunkport October 24, 1937." Doubleday Doran in lightly chipped and rubbed price intact jacket now in mylar. Light age toning. Please email for photos.

Doubleday, Doran & Co. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1937. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine book in NF dust jacket, the latter now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Book has handsome bookplate affixed to first endpaper, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is slightly clipped on all four… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1937. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Hardcover is lightly foxed, smudged, dustwrapper chipped at spine ends and corners, smudged. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed… Read more about this item

Garden City:: Doubleday, Doran & Co.,, 1937.. First edition.. publisher's cloth in dust jacket.. Cloth slightly darkened at joints with a few pinholes; otherwise a tight, sound, unworn copy in a jacket with some light rubbing and soiling to the rear panel.. 8vo,. Illustrated by Ritchie Cooper..

Garden City:: Doubleday, Doran & Co.,, 1937.. First edition.. publisher's cloth in dust jacket.. Near fine in a jacket with a few small chips and some rubbing along the folds and creasing near the edges. . 8vo,. Illustrated by Ritchie Cooper.. Inscribed by Booth Tarkington for J. P. Morgan's librarian, Miss Belle Green [sic.]. … Read more about this item

Garden City, NY: Doubleday Doran, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Cooper, Richie. Light soiling to boards and inside of dustjacket. Dustjacket is chipped along the edges and has two short pieces of tape on spine. A very good copy in very good dustjacket. A copy that still presents rather well. ; Octavo.