Essays and Literary Studies by Leacock, Stephen - 1916

New York: John Lane Company, 1916. H2 - Book has wear and tear on the spine edges and gutter edges, tanning on the spine with small white stain/residue, lightly bumped cover corners, chipping and wear on some edges, sides and corners, some rubbing, some soiling on the back bottom left corner, previous owner's name and year written on the front loose endpaper, moderate discoloration, and normal shelf wear otherwise good. Same date appears on the title page and copyright page. Red covered boards with gilt lettering and design.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

John Lane The Bodley Head, 1916. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1916. No Edition Remarks. 253 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Rough cut pages. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor wear marks to boards.

John Lane The Bodley Head, 1916. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1916. No Edition Remarks. 253 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Rough-cut pages. Light foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.

NY: John Lane, 1916. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 310. Edges somewhat soiled, cover little worn at edges, and spotted, o/w a VG tight copy.

IDB Productions, 2018-01-01. MP3 CD. New.

MP3 Audio CD. I.?The Apology of a Professor An Essay on Modern Learning I KNOW no more interesting subject of speculation, nor any more calculated to allow of a fair-minded difference of opinion, than the enquiry whether a professor has any right to exist. Prima facie, of course, the case is heavily against him. His angular overcoat, his missing buttons, and his faded hat, will not bear comparison with the double-breasted splendour of the stock broker, or the Directoire fur gown of the cigar maker. Nor does a native agility of body compensate for the missing allurement of dress. He cannot skate. He does not shoot. He must not swear. He is not brave. His mind, too, to the outsider at any rate, appears defective and seriously damaged by education. He cannot appreciate a twenty-five-cent novel, or a melodrama, or a moving-picture show, or any of that broad current of intellectual movement which soothes the brain of the business man in its moments of inactivity. His conversation, even to the tolerant, is… Read More

MP3 Audio CD. I.?The Apology of a Professor An Essay on Modern Learning I KNOW no more interesting subject of speculation, nor any more calculated to allow of a fair-minded difference of opinion, than the enquiry whether a professor has any right to exist. Prima facie, of course, the case is heavily against him. His angular overcoat, his missing buttons, and his faded hat, will not bear comparison with the double-breasted splendour of the stock broker, or the Directoire fur gown of the cigar maker. Nor does a native agility of body compensate for the missing allurement of dress. He cannot skate. He does not shoot. He must not swear. He is not brave. His mind, too, to the outsider at any rate, appears defective and seriously damaged by education. He cannot appreciate a twenty-five-cent novel, or a melodrama, or a moving-picture show, or any of that broad current of intellectual movement which soothes the brain of the business man in its moments of inactivity. His conversation, even to the tolerant, is… Read More

John Lane Company, 1916-01-01. 1916 Third Edition. Hardcover. Good. ***please read*** Book shows light shelf wear plus some soiling on wraps - no DJ - name in ink and pencil notes on flyleaf - no marks on text - 310 pages - my shelf location -32-c-8

John Lane, 1919. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Moderate foxing. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:

London: John Lane / The Bodley Head Ltd., 1916. Second Edition (stated) . Green Cloth. Very Good. 253 pp. Spine a little age-darkened; endpapers with a little foxing; no fraying but about to fray along top edge of spine. No marks or other damage. In a plastic wraparound protector.