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Tales Before Midnight
by Stephen Vincent Benet
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£150.00£135.00
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1939 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 6". None. The first edition of this collection of thrilling short stories by American writer Stephen Vincent Benet. The first edition, first printing, identified via the "F&R" monogram to the colophon.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Benet was an American poet, short story writer, and novelist who received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. He is remembered for the short story 'The Devil and Daniel Webster'.With the bookplate of American bibliophile Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr. to the front pastedown. He was director of the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City from 1948 to 1969. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with light shelf wear to spine tail. Dust wrapper in excellent condition, with minor chipping to back strip tail, and a small closed tear at the head of the fold of the front joint. Back strip a touch age toned. Light handling marks to rear wrap. Bookplate to front pastedown. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 891F69
- Title
- Tales Before Midnight
- Author
- Stephen Vincent Benet
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Farrar & Rinehart, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Size
- 8.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- American Fantastic Tales frederick baldwin adams jr The Devil and Daniel Webster supernatural fiction frederick baldwin adams jr
Terms of Sale
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Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Colophon
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- Fine
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