THE HAND OF THE POTTER
by DREISER, Theodore
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Quite likely the Finest copy in existence, bright and clean in a similar dustwrapper
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Boni and Liveright printed this book early in 1918, but it was not actually published until September 1919 because it was being considered for production on the New York stage. Laid in is a TYPED LETTER SIGNED from publisher Horace Liveright dated 26 September 1919, the month of publication, forwarding the book to the noted collector Lafayette Butler. Liveright states, "Instead of persuading Mr. Dreiser to finish the trilogy, I have succeeded in getting him to finish THE BULWARK," mentioning that the novel would be published the following September. In fact, unknown to Liveright at the time, Dreiser had stopped working on the novel to begin work on AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY, and he would not resume work on it for twenty-five years. THE BULWARK was not published until 1946, after Dreiser's death. This is an absolutely stunning copy of this first collaboration between Dreiser and Liveright in a bright, fresh dustwrapper that was in Butler's private collection for 80 years, from the time it was published until we purchased it in the summer of 1999. A small sticker with a crossed-out price is on the spine presumably placed there by the publisher.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009089
- Title
- THE HAND OF THE POTTER
- Author
- DREISER, Theodore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Quite likely the Finest copy in existence, bright and clean in a similar dustwrapper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Boni & Liveright
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1918
- Keywords
- Signed, Modern First Editions, Rare, Theodore Dreiser, Early Dustwrappers, Horace Liveright, Theater, Modern Firsts, Drama
- Bookseller catalogs
- Early Dustwrappers;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...