The First Gentleman of America: A Comedy on Conquest
by CABELL, James Branch
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Springs, California, United States
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About This Item
New York/Toronto, Farrar & Rinehart, Inc. [1942]., 1942. 8vo. 3/4 blue morocco over marbled boards by Zabriskie, spine with raised bands, 4 red morocco inlays of interlocking hearts and gilt floral tooling within gilt ruled compartments, covers ruled in gilt, patterned endpapers, t.e.g. Very good-fine. No bookplates. Signed by Cabell in black ink on the page before half title. Also signed and inscribed by the binder in pencil on the page before half title: "To Judge Healy with best wishes of his friend "the finisher" George Zabriskie, April 14/42.". Signed by Author(s). Hardcover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Houle Rare Books & Autographs (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 221512
- Title
- The First Gentleman of America: A Comedy on Conquest
- Author
- CABELL, James Branch
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York/Toronto, Farrar & Rinehart, Inc. [1942].
- Date Published
- 1942
- Keywords
- LITERATURE
Terms of Sale
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...