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Benchley -- Or Else. by Robert Benchley - 1938.

by Robert Benchley

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Benchley -- Or Else.

by Robert Benchley

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New York, NY Harper and Bros, 1938. Hardcover First Edition [1938], so stated. First Edition [1938], so stated. Good+: Shows moderate use. The binding shows slight lean; just a touch of wear to the extremities; mild rubbing; faint, but pervasive smudging and soiling; "HU" in ink at the front pastedown endpaper. The binding remains secure; the text is clean. Shows very light wear and smudging, but remains structurally sound and tightly bound: a clean, sturdy, presentable copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 273 pages. Illustrated with Drawings by Gluyas Williams. Deckle Fore-Edge. Orange cloth over boards with Williams' drawing at the lower corner of the front panel and titiles at both front panel and backstrip. Hardback: Lacks DJ.
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  • Edition First Edition [1938], so stated.
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Harper and Bros,
  • Place of Publication New York, NY
  • Date Published 1938.

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Harper & Brothers, 1938. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Harper & Brothers, 1938. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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New York: Harper & Bros, 1947. First Edition . Cloth Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated by Gluyas Williams. Top & bottom edges of dj chipped.
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Harper & Brothers, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/Very Good. First Edition, First Printing (G-V, July 1946). Published by Harper & Brothers, 1947. Octavo. Orange cloth boards stamped in black. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Light toning to page ends. Dust jacket is very goose with shelf wear, edge wear, and loss to top front edge. Book placed in custom acetate protector. 273 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!
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by Robert Benchley

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Dennis Dobson, 1948. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1948. First Published in GB. 261 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.
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Harper & Brothers, 1938-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Good condition with wear and markings, ex-library
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NY:: Harper & Brothers,. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1947. Hardcover. Stated first edition. Very good in a good (fading and dampstaining along the spine, minor edge wear), price clipped dust jacket. .
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Harper & Brothers. Used - Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. (humor, essays) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Benchley - Or Else !

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Dobson. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The jacket is edgeworn and marked.Tanning.Excellent binding.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Benchley - Or Else!

by Benchley, Robert

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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1938. Book. Illus. by Gluyas Williams, Illustrator. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1938. Stated First Edition. Very Good+/Good+. Gluyas Williams, Illustrator. "First Edition" stated on copyright page, in unclipped original jacket. Orange cloth boards are bright, faintest hint of soiling to front board, crisp black lettering on cover with small illustration of "Benchley", gray title box with black lettering on spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean endpapers; no names, writing or bookplates. 273 pages, with drawings by Gluyas Williams. Clean dustjacket has a few edge chips, short closed edge tears, fading to blue background on spine; not price clipped (2.75 on front inside flap). Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..
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