Jean Huguenot.
by Stephen Vincent Benet
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY Henry Holt , 1923. Hardcover First Edition (1923), not directly stated. First Printing, so stated. First Edition (1923), not directly stated. First Printing, so stated. Good: Shows moderate use. light wear to the extremities; sun-blanching to the purple cloth over boards at the backstrip (the gilt titles thereon remain legible, but the gilt lettering is now closer to black); former bookseller's inked price at the upper corner of the front free endpaper; the top edge is either heavily dust-darkened or the tinting has blanched somewhat; a bookplate or perhaps a library slip - if this is an ex-library copy, this is the only sign of it - has been removed at the rear free endpaper, leaving some residue; the panels show moderate rubbing; a tiny ink stain at the outside edge of the last ten pages; the expected light tanning to the text pages, due to aging; the binding shows slight lean but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels (though of course the business at the rear free endpaper was no doubt an identifier of some sort). A well-loved copy, but one that remains structurally sound and tightly bound, showing wear and numerous imperfections, cosmetic and otherwise. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.5 x 5.25 x 1.25 inches). 292 pages. Language: English. Weight: 13.5 ounces. Hardback: Lacks DJ. Stephen Vincent Benét (1898 1943) was an American poet, short story writer, and novelist. He is best known for his book-length narrative poem of the American Civil War "John Brown's Body" (1928), for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, and for the short stories "The Devil and Daniel Webster" (1936) and "By the Waters of Babylon" (1937). In 2009, The Library of America selected his story "The King of the Cats" (1929) for inclusion in its two-century retrospective of American Fantastic Tales edited by Peter Straub. "Jean Huguenot" was his third novel, following "The Beginnings of Wisdom" (1921), and "Young People's Pride" (1922).
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- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 54687
- Title
- Jean Huguenot.
- Author
- Stephen Vincent Benet
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition (1923), not directly stated. First Printing, so st
- Publisher
- Henry Holt ,
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1923.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction Firsts; English Literature; Contemporary Fiction; American Popular Fiction; Vintage Popular Fiction; Modern Fiction First Editions;
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