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New York: William Sloane Associates, 1947. Hardcover. 8vo, (22 cm), half red morocco with burgundy cloth, raised bands with six compartments, gilt spine, t.e.g, marbled endpapers. 315 pp., numerous b&w illus. First edition, first printing, inscribed by the author. Portions previously printed in Atlantic Monthly etc. This profusely illustrated title by editorial cartoonist and Pulitzer Prize winning Mauldin depicts life as a World War II veteran and includes commentary about the "red scare", Franco and Fascism, Zionism and more. Inscribed on the flyleaf "To John and Claire. Bill Maudlin." The recipients were Mauldin's friends John Evans, son of Mable Dodge Luhan of Taos, N. M. fame, and his wife Claire Spencer, author and ex-wife of Harrison Smith, publisher. CONDITION: Very good, light rubbing on covers, a few light white marks to lower portion of front cover, fore-edge lightly foxed, contents clean.
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- Bookseller
- James Arsenault & Company
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4873
- Title
- Back Home
- Author
- Mauldin, Bill
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- New York: William Sloane Associates, 1947
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Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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