These Restless Heads and James Branch Cabell (Two Volumes in Slip Case)
by Branch Cabell and Carl Van Doren
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: The Literary Guild, 1932 The Literary Guild, New York. 1932. Hardcover. Restless Heads is stated Second Printing Before Publication and Cabel is New and Revised Edition February 1932. Reprint Editions. Books are tight, square, and unmarked. Book Conditions: Very Good; light edgewear from slip case; suntanned spines with dulled gilt lettering. No DJs. Patterned Slip Case is in good condition; edge cracks at top and one bottom side; moderate edgewear at opening; slight flaking of edges of gold label on closed end. Black and White patterned paper over boards with black cloth overlays and dulled gilt lettering on the spines. 253 pp/89 pp both 8to. These Restless Heads consists mostly of essays but also includes fiction about Prospero from The Tempest and True Thomas who loved the queen of Faerie. Cabell's book is accompanied by Carl Van Doren's excellent study of the author. A clean presentable pair of books.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005960
- Title
- These Restless Heads and James Branch Cabell (Two Volumes in Slip Case)
- Author
- Branch Cabell and Carl Van Doren
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Publisher
- The Literary Guild
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1932
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- fiction, literature, writing, fantasy writing, biography, Branch Cabell
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biographies;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
Glossary
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- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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