The Mountebank
by Locke, William J
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1921. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. (Photoplay Title: The Side Show of Life) Green cloth over boards with title and clown image stamped in light green onto upper board, title stamped in light green onto spine. 12mo (7-3/8 x 5 inches [18.8 x 12.7 cm]), all edges trimmed, pp. 320. "MXMXXI" at bottom of title page and "COPYRIGHT, 1921 BY JOHN LANE COMPANY" on copyright page. Book with corners and spine ends softened, slight age-toning to text, dust soil to top edge and orginal booksellers small tag to bottom of rear pastedown. DJ age-toned, showing light soil and wear with a few short closed tears and chips to spine ends. Illustrated with eight B&W photoplay scenes from the film, notable as most of the later photoplay publications featured only four. "It's important to recognize that the novelizations appearing in the 1912-1930 era often represent films 'lost' for viewing to modern historians and movie lovers. These storylines and photo illustrations comprise a significant portion of the available historical record and offer glimpses to many cultural and social events of this era." Featured by Petaja in "A GALLERY OF RARE PHOTOPLAY DUST COVERS". A very good and complete copy of this early photoplay edition. Ref. Davis - p.8, 211, Petaja - p.30,104,139.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Harropian Books, IOBA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 538
- Title
- The Mountebank
- Author
- Locke, William J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1921
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions; Books into Film;
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About the Seller
Harropian Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Nelson, British Columbia
About Harropian Books, IOBA
Harropian Books is an online bookseller offering a diverse selection of antiquarian, collectible, rare and out of print items. Our focus is on the interesting & unusual, covering all fields. ***** We are a member of the IOBA (Independent Online Booksellers Association) and have attended the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (2011), Rare Book School in Virginia (2014 - Developing Collections ; 2016 - The History of Printed Book Illustration in the West), London Rare Book School (2021 - The History of Maps and Mapping) and Gwain Weaver Art Conservation (2019 - Care and Identification of Photographs).
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- Edges
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- 12mo
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- Spine
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- Copyright page
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- Cloth
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