Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth with paper title labels to spine and front. First edition. Inscribed by Tarkington to the ffep, with 1919 date. Spine ends/corners rubbed/softened, slightly cocked, edges rubbed, light soil, gutter darkened at fep. Binding is sound. The DJ in mylar has large loss to rear panel top corner, is toned, rubbed, chipped at spine ends, rubbed through at gutter. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .

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Bookseller: curtis paul books inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 21009
Title: The Gibson Upright
Author: Tarkington, Booth
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good in Fair dust jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Doubleday, Page & Company
Place of Publication: Garden City
Date Published: 1919

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