The Outcast Manufacturers (Dodo Press) by Charles Fort - 2008-10-16

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New York: B.W. Dodge & Company, 1909. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, variant issue. Blue cloth, illustrated in red. Chip in the margin of p.15-16 not affecting the printing, modest overall wear, an attractive very good copy lacking the dust jacket.

New York: B. W. Dodge & Co., 1909. First Edition. hardcover. Very good. Octavo, dark blue ribbed cloth with titles in white on top cover and spine. Also on the top cover the moon and stars, as well as the building silhouettes facing the moon are outlined in white. The buildings and the telegraph poles are in black. the white spine titles have largely flaked off, but the top cover is particularly attractive. 328 pages. Tear across bottom edge of page one (rough opening) but does not affect text. Some browning on endpapers; light bump on rear cover corner. No dust jacket. Studio

New York: B.W. Dodge and Company, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. First edition,second state original blue cloth with red stamping, no gilt. 328pp. A Fine copy, lacking the scarce dust jacket. Faint crease to front flyleaf, hint of dust soil to top edge. An excellent copy of the only published novel by the famous investigator and compiler of anomolous events. In a mixed contemporary review the New York Times called this novel "a vivid picture of a sordid and unpleasant phase of life" that is "permeated with a certain grim humor.

New York: B. W. Dodge & Company, 1909. Extremely rare, out of print novel from the Fortean icon, Charles Fort. First and only printing of the original edition. Dk blue full-cloth boards, bright red-orange stamped cover design and titles, moderate shelf wear, rub. Cover depicts a bright silhouetted skyline w/horizontal and diagonal lines crossing it and crescent moon above. Pages very good; vintage name pencilled at front endp. Bind solid, straight; hinges intact. No wrapper as issued. A near very good example. A highly unusual tenement tale of slum life in New York city. Written in a dictum only a Fortean can appreciate. Though he wrote ten novels, this is the only novel by Charles Fort ever published. He is famous for his comprehensive research into anomolous and/or paranormal occurrences from around the globe. Fort spent his life collecting and collating thousands of accounts of strange, inexplicable events and phenomena. Charles Fort is famous for several titles documenting… Read More

E-107. Very Good. 1909. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by B. W. Dodge and Company, New York, 1909. 328 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The only published novel by the famous investigator and compiler of anomolous events. In a mixed contemporary review the New York Times called this novel "a vivid picture of a sordid and unpleasant phase of life" that is "permeated with a certain grim humor." . EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: R.W. Dodge & Company. Dark Blue ribbed cloth with red-dyeing just as a border around the tops of the blind-stamped buildings and filling in the moon and stars. Full-gilt lettering on the cover title and author's name. The spine also has gilt lettering and also has the publishers name in gilt on the bottom of the spine. Has edgewear on the spine tab and the very edges. Might be considered only good to good plus by some collectors. No writings or markings. A tight copy that has the overall appearance of a used book. Edge darkening and endpaper darkening that is typical for a book of this production method and age. The first issue edition is rare in any condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 10" Tall . VG Minus. Decorated Cloth Hardback. 1909 (1909) 1st Edition, 1st Issue.. 1909.