Spider Boy

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. Second Tall Paper Edition. Very good. 8vo (24 x 16cm). 297pp. 128/220. Uncut. Signed by author on colophon. Blue paper covers with vertical stripes, pink spine with gilt titles. Text block near fine. Very good dark green slipcase with paper label. Keller A19c.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Cream cloth with gilt border on front. Spine darkened and front and back boards lightly soiled, a good or better copy. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "For John Beckett with yellow roses from Carl Van Vechten. August 11-1928. C.V.V." We are uncertain of the… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. First Tall Paper Edition. Very good. 8vo (23 x 15cm). 297 [2]pp. 70/75. Signed by author on colophon. Covers in red japon paper with titles stamped in gold to upper and spine. Printed on Inomachi Japan vellum with some uncut pages. Red ribbon. PO signature to free endpaper, rest of text block… Read more about this item

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1928.. Hardcover -. Very good in light tan boards with brown decorative border on cover, lettering on spine in a fair dust jacket with a large chip to the top of the spine, other edgewear, splitting along fold of front cover, but despite these flaws it is still bright and attractive with original price… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good-. Large octavo, 297pp. A fair to good copy in the publisher's blue boards with tan cloth spine. Boards, edges, and corners heavily rubbed. Contents clean and sound, but for contemporary bookplate to front paste-down, which was affixed with too much glue, some of which took with it a… Read more about this item

* Spider boy: A scenario for a moving picture - Carl Van Vechten was a white man with a passion for blackness who played a crucial role in helping the Harlem Renaissance, a black movement, come to understand itself. Carl Van Vechten and the Harlem Renaissance is grounded in the dramas occasioned by the Harlem Renaissance, as it is called… Read more about this item

1928. VAN VECHTEN, Carl. SPIDER BOY: A SCENARIO FOR A MOVING PICTURE. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. Small 8vo, cloth, lacks dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Van Vechten on front endpaper: "For Dorothy- with many thanks for a nice party & with warm affection always- These lines about the great Southwest from Carlo. August 11-1928. New… Read more about this item

New York Alfred A Knopf, 1928.. Limited First Edition; 8vo; pp [xii], 302, last 3 blank; uncut page edges; printed on Borzoi rag paper. blue boards with gilt title; spine tan and blue patterned with title in gilt; original cardboard slipcase with title label; original glassine wrapper; some insect damage to edges of boards; bumps and wear to… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928 First edition. Signed by the author. Number 174 of 220 copies. Orange cloth backed blue boards, lettered in gilt. Spine faded, light rubbing to the extremities. Glue stain to front endpaper. Overal a fine copy..

New York : London: A. A. Knopf, 1928. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 297 pages; Description: 297 p. ; 20 cm. Genre: Fiction.

New York: Knopf, 1928. Limited. hardcover. very good. Large 8vo, cloth backed boads; corners bumped; publisher's slipcase. N.Y., 1928. Limited First Edition<br/><br/> One of 220 signed copies.<br/><br/>

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good in a Good jacket, unclipped ($2.50), toned, chips at the edges and corners. Light pink cloth, faded at the spine and edges, with gilt lettering and designs on the spine and front board. Firmly bound with a slight forward lean, dark top stain, clean internally.… Read more about this item

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, November 1928. Cloth . Very Good/Fair. 4th U.S. printing in much worn, edgeworn, darkened jacket. There is a 1/2 inch x one-inch torn bottom corner of rear flap, otherwise jacket is mostly present. Blue cloth with pink lettering front board & spine. Top edge also tinted pink. Previous owner's name inked front free… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. (1st edition). Hardcover. GOOD. Tight, light age tanning of pages, age soil and stain at bottom of spine to exterior, square. Ex-library with expected markings including pocket. Tan cloth with worn gilt trim. No jacket. A comic novel lampooning Hollywood during the silent movie era. A reclusive New York playwright… Read more about this item

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1928. Fourth printing, 1928. "Adventures that befell Ambrose Deacon among the Moving Picture Stars at Hollywood". Blue hardcover with dustjacket. The book has modest edge rubbing, good hinges, sound text block, light speckling to outer edge of text block and endpapers, clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustajcket has a slightly… Read more about this item

New York : London: A. A. Knopf, 1928. First Edition. Hardback. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 297 pages; Description: 297 p. ; 20 cm.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Good. The 1928 1st trade edition. Solid and tight and VG (with mild soiling at the spine) in a bright, price-intact, G+ dustjacket, with chipping at the panel edges and most notably, at the spine ends (2" loss at the foot), and light soiling and scuffing to the… Read more about this item

New York and London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pale peach cloth, lettered/decorated in gilt. First edition, matching dates, no indication of later ptgs. [vii],299 pp. Interior a bit toned by age, slight rubbing to a few letters of spine title. Color illus. dust… Read more about this item

NY: Knopf, 1928. 8vo, pp. 297. Hinge tender, cover worn, front flyleaf removed. Good.

Knopf, 1928. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Good clean unmarked copy. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.