New York: Payson & Clarke, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/no jacket. Juvenile name to the verso of the front endpaper, hinge is cracked at this page and the colophon page; shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book; no jacket. First printing, same date no others noted. Robert Penn Warren's first book. One of 500. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

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Bookseller: The Book Shed (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 2004928
Title: John Brown. The Making of a Martyr.
Author: Warren, Robert Penn
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: no jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Payson & Clarke
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1929

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The Book Shed, now an internet only bookshop, has been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association for over twenty years. We stock good, hand selected books in a wide range of subjects. Our inventory of thousands is deep in cook books, philosophy and religion, American history and literature, especially British fiction particularly the works of and about Anthony Powell and his twelve novel sequence A Dance to the Music of Time. We also invite you to browse or listings of rock and jazz vinyl records.Items may be purchased through our website via PayPal or by contacting us directly to arrange payment. Occasionally additional shipping will be required for heavy items or sets most often for overseas delivery. Every effort is made to have your purchase in the US postal system within 24 hours. Please call (802) 345-3081 if you wish to use other delivery services.Like us on Facebook or you may also find us on the web at ABE Books, Biblio or Amazon. We work hard to maintain a five star rating on these sites.

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Colophon: The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
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...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Verso: The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...