Books Alive (Essay index reprint series)
by Starrett, Vincent
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0836913809
- ISBN 13
- 9780836913804
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Ayer Co Pub, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" [10], 360 pages. 'A profane chronicle of literary endeavor and literary misdemeanor, with an informal index by Christopher Morley' (title page). Includes various anecdotes throughout its 18 chapters; particularly notable for those chapters related to anonymous works and mystery/detective fiction. Signed and inscribed by Starrett in blue ink on front free endpaper. Few small chips and nicks, slight staining and rubbing to jacket; stains to lower edges of several leaves (virtually the first 50 pages and a few leaves at rear; probably stained with red wine); slight internal browning to edges and endpapers; still a very serviceable copy of an intensely fascinating work. Sold 'as is'.Decorative Title Page in Red and Black.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- L045238
- Title
- Books Alive (Essay index reprint series)
- Author
- Starrett, Vincent
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0836913809
- ISBN 13
- 9780836913804
- Publisher
- Ayer Co Pub
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- Books on Books Bck Literature Essay Criticism Interpretation Morley, Christopher Signed Inscribed, , , , , , ,
Terms of Sale
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Arundel Books of Seattle
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Seattle, Washington
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