The Soldier and Death : A Russian Folk Tale Told in English by Arthur Ransome (Harper's Magazine - Nov. 1922)
by Ransome, Arthur (Stephen Leacock ; Booth Tarkington ; G. K. Chesterton ; Mark Twain ; Richard Burton et al.)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York, NY: Harper & Brothers, 1922. Hardcover. Very Good. J. Nadejen. Published by Harper's in their November 1922 issue, this printing of 'The Soldier and Death' precedes the Huebsch first American book printing of December, 1922 by one month and is uncommon thus. Bound volume of six issues of Harper's Magazine, Vol. 145 No. 865-870 (June-Nov. 1922). Green cloth over boards, title stamped in gilt onto spine, large 8vo (9-1/2 inches tall), pp. [i-ii], 1-844, illustrated throughout. Bound with issues slightly trimmed, without covers and ads but with all frontispieces and contents pages. Light ex-library, with minor wear to covers and some rubber stamps noted - not effecting illustrations or text, with Ransome's story and the five illustrations by J. Nadejen (pp. [734] - 743) fine and unmarked throughout. The dedication of the 1945 Cape reprint "notes that... 'The Soldier and Death' was the author's 'favorite of all Russian tales'." Ref. Hammond A20b & C816. The October issue has a nice photo documentry 'The Pyramids of the Alps : A Series of Camera Studies' by Margaret and J.W. Helburn.
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- Seller
- Harropian Books, IOBA (CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 2881
- Title
- The Soldier and Death : A Russian Folk Tale Told in English by Arthur Ransome (Harper's Magazine - Nov. 1922)
- Author
- Ransome, Arthur (Stephen Leacock ; Booth Tarkington ; G. K. Chesterton ; Mark Twain ; Richard Burton et al.)
- Illustrator
- J. Nadejen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1922
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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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