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by Franklin, Jean Dwight
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Light blue paper-covered boards, label on upper board. Some light traces of mildew, still a very good copy of a fragile book. Sc
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
[New York]: Privately Printed [by The Derrydale Press], 1929. First edition, one of 1000 copies, Frazier's 4th state. Frontispiece. [vi], 38 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Light blue paper-covered boards, label on upper board. Some light traces of mildew, still a very good copy of a fragile book. Scarce. Bookplate. laid into a quarter crimson morocco clamshell box, with leather label on upper cover. First edition, one of 1000 copies, Frazier's 4th state. Frontispiece. [vi], 38 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Siegel 33; Frazier F-4-c ("a relatively low distribution rate and a poor survival rate")
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 254375
- Title
- Why
- Author
- Franklin, Jean Dwight
- Format/Binding
- Frontispiece. [vi], 38 pp. 1 vols. 12mo
- Book Condition
- Used - Light blue paper-covered boards, label on upper board. Some light traces of mildew, still a very good copy of a fragile book. Sc
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, one of 1000 copies, Frazier's 4th state
- Publisher
- Privately Printed [by The Derrydale Press]
- Place of Publication
- [New York]
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- Poetry | Derrydale Press
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Private Press;
Terms of Sale
James Cummins Bookseller
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
Founded in 1978 by James Cummins, the firm has grown to include two New Jersey locations as well as the main store at 699 Madison Avenue (between 62nd and 63rd Streets) in New York City.Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (During July & August, until 4:00 p.m. on Fridays.)The Madison Avenue store is a seventh-floor oasis for book-lovers, a quiet and pleasantly furnished book room with a carefully chosen, expertly catalogued and broad-based selection of fine and rare books, autographs, manuscripts, and works of art. We have built notable private collections for American and international clients. Our stock is always changing, and our steady input from private buying and public auctions assures our clients of new surprises (and temptations!) at each visit. Our stock covers a wide range of collecting interests, with particular emphasis in the following fields: British and American Literature, Sporting Books, Private Press and Illustrated Books, 19th-Century Color Plate Books, Americana, Travel, Sets and Fine Bindings, History, and Authors' Manuscripts and Letters. Our catalogued inventory exceeds 50,000 titles, much of which can be searched on the internet. In addition, our New Jersey warehouse contains over 400,000 books in all subject areas. We might have the books you're looking for.
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- Mildew
- Mildew is an all-too-common affliction that plagues books and erodes their collectibility, value and preservation. A fungus...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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