Somebody On The Phone by Irish, William - 1940

Philadelphia and New York : J. B. Lippincott Company, January 1940. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/Fair. ex-library. used hardcover edition in a dust jacket. first edition, first printing. exterior library markings have been removed; top 1/2' of jacket is missing; scuffing, creasing and minor soiling to jacket; bumping and creasing to jacket edges; jacket is not price clipped. cocking to spine; staining to top and bottom edges of binding; scuffing and some soiling to cloth; bumping and wear to edges and corners; fraying and tearing to corners; age toning and minor soiling to text block edges. hinges are shaken but intact; library stamp to front free endpaper; glue residue to front and rear pastedowns; age toning and soiling to endpapers; binding is cracked at title page and at last signature; creasing to a few page corners; sparse smudging to page edges. there are no ink or pencil markings to text. sold 'as is'.

New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1940. Nice copy in its first printing. Clean, crisp copy that is tight and square. First edition stated on copyright page. Former owners name and Dept of Transport inked in printed letters on front pastedown (hidden under flap of jacket), else fine. Price intact jacket has light edgewear at spine ends and at bottom of front fold with faint soiling to small area on rear panel, else fine. In mylar. . First American Edition. Hardccover. Near Fine to Fine/Very Good Plus to Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Pale green cloth with red stamped letters. Stated first edition. Spine ends/corners mildly softened. Small stain to back board. Ffep corner clipped. Inner hinge split at title page (paper split only). The unclipped jacket ($2.50) in mylar rubbed to corners. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, [1940]. First Edition. Fine copy in a particularly bright crisp dust jacket with absolutely no fading to the spine panel, with only the most minor edgewear. We have not seen a better copy of desirable collection of 8 short stories. Scarce in this condition.