The Story of a Wonder Man Being the Autobiography of Ring Lardner
by Lardner, Ring
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. 151 p. Illustrated by Margaret Freeman. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. Clean pages, toned with age, and sturdy binding. Light wear to corners, else fine. Jacket toned and missing chips at head and tail, chipped around edges as well. Three pieces of ph-neutral archival mending tissue on verso, repairing a thin split along the spine. Spine panel faded and scratched, price intact ($1.75). Uncommon in jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 150227001
- Title
- The Story of a Wonder Man Being the Autobiography of Ring Lardner
- Author
- Lardner, Ring
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1927
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Tail
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.