MERLE JOHNSON'S AMERICAN FIRST EDITIONS. Revised and Enlarged by Jacob Blanck. by Johnson, Merle; Blanck, Jacob - (1947).

First published by Bowker. "Printed in... a limited edition by the Southworth-Anthoensen Press, Portland, Maine" in 1942. Reprinted after the war by Bowker and others. This was Blanck's springboard for his great BAL project. Hardcover; xviii, 553 pages; 24 cm.; VG. Copy of the late Rhode Island bookseller Millie Longo with an inserted illustration of the binding of the first Tom Sawyer. Stock#48187.

New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1936. Very Good condition. Spine a bit sunned as usual. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. 1936. Third Edition, Revised. A key reference. Provides all information and bibliographic "points" necessary to identify the first editions of 199 important US authors. Includes 23 authors that were deleted from the 4th and final edition, e. g. Andy Adams, Hart Crane, Ben Hecht, William James, Ezra Pound, Upton Sinclair, Carl Van Vechten, etc. Top edge gilt. Bound in the original gilt-stamped blue cloth. See Tanselle Basic Collection #89. Webber p. 82.. Third Edition, Revised. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. xv, 507pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Research Classics (Archon Books), 1962. A gorgeous copy in Very Fine condition. Publisher's burgundy leatherette binding shows NO wear. Sharp corners. Previous owner's small label. NOT a library discard. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1962 printing of the 1942 Fourth (and last/best) Edition, Revised and Enlarged. A key reference. Provides all information and bibliographic "points" necessary to identify the first editions of 192 collected authors. This is the most respected one-volume bibliography for collecting American literature of the period. Blanck is the same man who compiled most of the monumental 9 volume BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE. Limited to 500 copies. Published by arrangement with the R. R. Bowker Company. Bound in the original gilt-stamped burgundy leatherette (imitation leather).. Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Hardcover. Very Fine condition/No jacket, as… Read More