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The Argonaut Manuscript Limited Edition of Frank Norris' Works
by Norris, Frank
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Palm Springs, California, United States
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About This Item
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran and Co., 1928. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Lovely set, very near fine or fine. 10 volumes. Gravure frontispiece from photograph by Arnold Genthe. 21.5x14.5 cm. (8 x5æ"), full gray-brown levant morocco tooled in gilt on the covers and spines, raised bands, red levant morocco doublures tooled in gilt, moirÈ silk free endleaves on morocco hinges, top edges gilt -- an exceptionally well-bound set in beautiful condition (see photos). Period armorial bookplate of the original owner on the front flyleaves following the silk endleaves. No. 5 of 245 sets of the Argonaut Manuscript Edition. With original sheet of ink manuscript by Frank Norris from McTeague, inserted in front of Vol. I (The Octopus). It is a 16x10" sheet of paper which folds, and has the original ink smears and fingerprints of the author.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Sky Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4048
- Title
- The Argonaut Manuscript Limited Edition of Frank Norris' Works
- Author
- Norris, Frank
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran and Co.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1928
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Blue Sky Rare Books
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Palm Springs, California
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- Gilt
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- Morocco
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- Edges
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Bookplate
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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