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Socialism and the Great State: Essays in Construction by H. G. Wells, Evelyn Warwick, L. G. Chiozza Money, E. Ray Lankester, C. J. Bond, E. S. P. Haynes, Cecil Chesterton, Cicely Hamilton, Roger Fry, G. R. S. Taylor, Conrad Noel, Herbert Trench, Hugh P. Vowles
by (WELLS, H. G., Evelyn Warwick, L. G. Chiozza Money, E. Ray Lankester, C. J. Bond, E. S. P. Haynes, Cecil Chesterton, Cicely Hamilton, Roger Fry, G. R. S. Taylor, Conrad Noel, Herbert Trench, Hugh P. Vowles)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1912. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, American issue (published with a different title than British edition). Octavo. 376pp. Green cloth stamped in gold. Slightly rubbed at tips of spine and corners, else a fine copy, with the text fresh and clean. Playwright Austin Strong's copy, with his ownership signature on front flyleaf. Contains "The Past and the Great State" by H. G. Wells, "The Artist and the Great State" by Roger Fry, "The Growth of the Great State" by Herbert Trench, etc. A beautiful copy.
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- Bookseller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 512134
- Title
- Socialism and the Great State: Essays in Construction by H. G. Wells, Evelyn Warwick, L. G. Chiozza Money, E. Ray Lankester, C. J. Bond, E. S. P. Haynes, Cecil Chesterton, Cicely Hamilton, Roger Fry, G. R. S. Taylor, Conrad Noel, Herbert Trench, Hugh P. Vowles
- Author
- (WELLS, H. G., Evelyn Warwick, L. G. Chiozza Money, E. Ray Lankester, C. J. Bond, E. S. P. Haynes, Cecil Chesterton, Cicely Hamilton, Roger Fry, G. R. S. Taylor, Conrad Noel, Herbert Trench, Hugh P. Vowles)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1912
- Keywords
- Socialism, PoliticalBooks, AssociationCopy
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About the Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Gloucester City, New Jersey
About Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., founded in 1985, specializes in first editions of 20th Century American and English fiction. Our inventory of over 75,000 first editions includes: African-American literature & history, Mysteries, Detective Fiction, Drama, Books into Film and Sports books. We routinely issue extensively illustrated color catalogs, available by subscription. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA)and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Tom Congalton, founder of Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., actively promotes the ethics and standards of these professional organizations and served as President of the ABAA from 2000 to 2002.
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