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The Century Co., 1921. Vol. CI. 8Vo Hardcover. 800pp. New series: Vol. LXXIX, Nov. 1920 - Apr. 1921. Bound in red quarter leather boards with gilt font over spine, "Vol. 101." Text is unmarked on bright white pages with B&W illustrations throughout. Binding is intact but front hinge is split.....
The Macmillan Company, 1941. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. Complete 5 volume set. 912pp volume one. Ex-library copies with the typical stamps and markings present on front end-pages, spines and text-blocks. Bound in navy blue cloth boards with gold gilt lettering on the spine and pointed corners. Text is unmarked on lightly.....
University of Pittsburgh Press, 1990. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 423pp. Text is unmarked on clean, white pages. Bound in midnight blue cloth boards with crisply pointed corners and gold gilt lettering. Tightly bound with hinges fully attached. No jacket issued.
Baker Books, 1998. 8Vo Softcover. 384pp. Text is bright with a few sparsely highlighted sentences present. Covers are glossy with light surface wear and a petite upcurl. Binding is stiff and square; hinges are fully attached. Bookstore stamp found on front end-paper.
Bloomsbury, USA, 1998. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 639pp. Text is unmarked on white pages. Bound in blue cloth boards with gold gilt lettering and crisply pointed corners. Binding is stiff and square; hinges are fully attached. Jacket remains glossy and unclipped with some sticker residue on front side.
The Huntingotn Library, 1982. 1st. 8Vo Softcover. 247pp. Text is unmarked on white pages. Restful green covers are glossy with a light upcurl and general shelf wear. Binding is stiff and square; hinges are fully attached. Spine remains uncreased but rubbed around the edges. Bookstore stamps present on front end-page.....
Kiefer Press. 2007. Paperback. 8vo. Paperback. 8vo. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight and covers are glossy. Mild shelf wear. One page is creased in it's bottom corner.
The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1981. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 343pp. Text is bright and unmarked. Bound in mustard yellow cloth boards with pointed corners and black lettering; foxing present on both sides. Binding is stiff and square; hinges are fully attached.
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 221pp. Text is unmarked on lightly patinated pages. Bound in caramel cloth boards with gold gilt lettering on the spine and pointed corners. Binding is stiff and square; hinges are fully attached. Jacket is glossy and remains unclipped with light shelf wear.
Pinnacle Books, 1982. 1st printing. Paperback. 8vo. 285pp. Text unmarked on warmly toned pages. Spine is creased, bowed and canted though hinges are secure. Covers are lightly edge rubbed and show a patinated surface.
Souvenir Press, 1989. 1st edition. Hardcover: 128 pages. Book and jacket are in very good condition with a Mylar cover for the jacket.
Random House, 1940. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. Signed on the front flyleaf by Vincent Starrett. 360pp. Text is otherwise unmarked on lightly toned pages. Blue cloth covered boards are soft and pointed with only minor sunning to the top and bottom edges. Cream cloth spine shows bright orange & gilt titling.....
The University of Minnesota Library, 1995. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. Bound in painted black & white cloth- boards are clean with minor rubbing at the edges. Binding remains square and firm. 223pp. Text is unmarked on white pages. Good conditioned DJ is unclipped and fully intact though edges are bumped and.....
New Directions, 2010. 8Vo Hardcover. 159pp. Text is unmarked on crisp white pages; a few small creases present. Bound in pale green paper boards with black lettering and pointed corners. Binding is stiff and square; hinges are fully attached. Jacket remains unclipped with light shelf wear.
Greenwood, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover: 288 pages. Book is in very good condition.
Brian Young, 2018. Paperback. 8vo. 48pp. Aside from a bookstore stamp on the first page, text is unmarked to white pages. Binding square and uncreased. Covers clean though rear surface is lightly scuffed and creased.