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Europe's Morning After
by Kenneth L. Roberts
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Springfield, Ohio, United States
Item Price
$40.00$34.00
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About This Item
Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1921. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Roberts' first book, widening his scope as a journalist from magazine articles to this non-fiction account of the state of Europe in the wake of World War I based upon the author's first-hand experience. First (and only) edition, marked B-V on the copyright page (for February 1921) and published in a run of 1,500 copies Size: Octavo (8-9"). 410 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Many of the pages in the final two-thirds of the book remain uncut. The front hinge was, as usual, cracked, but it has been re-glued. Very Good+ hardcover in olive-colored cloth over boards with bright gilt title and decoration on the front cover. The gilt title is faded on the spine, which is darkened from exposure. Tips show moderate shelf wear. Deckled edges (rough cut). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Travel & Places; United States; 1920s; Sociology & Culture. Main Picture: Roberts (1921) Europe's Morning After (First Ed.) - Front cover and spine. Picture 2: Roberts (1921) Europe's Morning After (First Ed.) - Rear cover and page edges. Picture 3: Roberts (1921) Europe's Morning After (First Ed.) - Title page. Picture 4: Roberts (1921) Europe's Morning After (First Ed.) - Copyright notice and Table of Contents. Picture 5: Roberts (1921) Europe's Morning After (First Ed.) - End of Foreword and first page of the text. Picture 6: Roberts (1921) Europe's Morning After (First Ed.) - Sample two-page spread. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1358. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1358
- Title
- Europe's Morning After
- Author
- Kenneth L. Roberts
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1921
- Keywords
- BZDB22 Travel & Places; United States; 1920s; Sociology & Culture. Unbranded Kenneth L. Roberts Europe's Morning After
Terms of Sale
Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
Ohio residents must pay the required state sales tax for intra-state sales. Thirty (30) day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
Biblio member since 2007
Springfield, Ohio
About Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
Quaint Book Shop is an online bookselling service that features regional and local history, classic children's and religious books and specializes in Kenneth Roberts books.
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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