American First Editions: Bibliographic Check Lists of the Works of 199 American Authors
by Johnson, Merle
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Baldwinsville, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: R.R. Bowker Company, 1936. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: R.R. Bowker Company, 1936. The Third Edition. Octavo, pale blue cloth boards with gilt spine imprinting, xiv + 507 pp. Very Good; some spine darkening, corner bumping, occasional patch of page edge soiling. Firmly bound and of pleasing aspect. Please see scans. As a small bonus, a few clippings from The Publisher's Weekly, dated in 1937 and 1940, accompany the book. L-42n
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- Bookseller
- Singularity Rare & Fine (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010630
- Title
- American First Editions: Bibliographic Check Lists of the Works of 199 American Authors
- Author
- Johnson, Merle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Publisher
- R.R. Bowker Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1936
- Pages
- 507
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- bibliographic reference Bibliographies & Indexes
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bibliographic;
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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