The Man Mencken: A Biography and Critical Survey
by Goldberg, Isaac
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1925. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo. xiv + 388 pp, Author's Preface, llist of frontis & 26 illustrations, 10 chapters & a Mencken Miscellany, Index. Binding tight with slight forward lean, Pages clean, unmarked, 6" x 8.5". Black cloth with dimmed but fully legible gilt lettering to spine, and gilt top text block..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008305
- Title
- The Man Mencken: A Biography and Critical Survey
- Author
- Goldberg, Isaac
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1925
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- U.S. HISTORY BIOGRAPHY AMERICAN CULTURAL CRITICS LIFE AND WORK CRITICAL STUDY Henry Louis Mencken - Illustrated and documented
- Bookseller catalogs
- BIOGRAPHY; U. S. HISTORY;
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- First Edition
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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