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I Am Jonathan Scrivener [SIGNED AND INSCRIBED]
by HOUGHTON, Claude (Jean HERSHOLT)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
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East Woodstock, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, (1930). First Edition. J. Morton Pale dustjacket art. Houghton's extremely uncommon masterpiece of psychological intrigue. This copy inscribed and signed by author at front endpaper, with actor Jean Hersholt's signed bookplate at front pastedown. 'A solitary man is hired, but never meets his employer. His only duty is to organize an extensive library while living in his employer's flat in London. Soon the callers begin arriving, people with influence and colorful lives, whom our narrator befriends through the common bond of mystery: who exactly is Jonathan Scrivener'. Very Good, top front corner bumped, some tiny cloth tears at front spine edge, in Very Good dustjacket (with 7/6 price at spine), modest soiling and wear, shallow loss at top spine end and flap corners. Includes a vintage slipcase
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Details
- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37741
- Title
- I Am Jonathan Scrivener [SIGNED AND INSCRIBED]
- Author
- HOUGHTON, Claude (Jean HERSHOLT)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thornton Butterworth Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- (1930)
- Weight
- 0.00
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East Woodstock, Connecticut
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About Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA
For the past many years this firm has strived to provide a large, high quality, and diverse collection of mostly fiction published primarily before the Second World War and with their original dustjackets. Our specialties include Photoplay Editions, Mysteries, Fantasy Literature, Plays, Romances, Westerns, Hollywood Interest, and Business Fiction. We also have a large collection of Cocktail Recipe Books, Children's Literature and 19th Century Literature. We pride ourselves on providing accurately described, high grade, and difficult to locate titles in these fiction genres.
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