Twenty-Three Books and The Stories Behind Them

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1939. Hardcover. Small 4to. Dark green cloth with black spine lettering, dust jacket. 241pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Near fine/very good. Jacket faintly edgeworn, with spine lightly toned; front pastedown ownership signature. Superbly tight and lovely first edition of these fun and informative essays on a broad range of eclectic classic titles.

Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, 1939. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Review. Very good in good dustwrapper. Book shows light rubbing/fading to top and bottom edges, water stains to spine fold. Dustwrapper shows rubbing to top and bottom edges, 1 1/2" tear to front panel, chipping at top spine end, fading to spine and edges. Hardcover. Please Note: This book has been… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, ET AL: J. B. Lippincott & Co.. Good with no dust jacket. 1938. Hardcover. Corners are bumped. Spine has some light fading, and wear at the top, and bottom. .

Lippincott. Used - Very Good. 1939. Cloth, dj., 241 pp., illus. Dj. somewhat worn.. (Subject: Books on Books & Cartography.)