Watch Your Thirst by Owen Wister - 1923

The Macmillan Co., 1923. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, April 29 (sale item)* First edition, first printing, 175 pp., original blue cloth (hardcover), lacks front free endpaper, light wear and soiling to spine and covers else text clean & binding tight. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1923. First, limited edition, number 904 of 1000 copies printed and signed by the author. Prohibition era comedy play featuring Roman gods and goddesses, illustrated in black and white. Blue cloth printed in gilt, no dustjacket. Covers have some scuffing and wear to the corners and spine ends, good hinges, sound text block, foxing (age-speckling) to endpapers and signature page, pages clean, no names or other markings. . Signed by the Author. First, Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

1923. WISTER, Owen. WATCH YOUR THIRST. A Dry Opera in Three Acts. Illustrations by George Howe. New York: Macmillan, 1923. 1/1000 numbered copies signed by the author. 4to, blue cloth, slight wear to extremes. Foxing to endpapers and bottom edge. A very good copy in a dust jacket with a few small nicks and one chip on the rear bottom the size of a nickle.

New York: Macmillan, 1923. First. hardcover. very good(+). Illustrated. 4to, blue cloth; top portion of covers is sunned, else near fine. New York: Macmillan, 1923. Limited First Edition. One of 1000 signed copies.<br/><br/>

NY: Macmillan Company, 1923. 1/1000 copies. 4to, pp. 175. Illustrations by George Howe. Limited to 1000 copies, signed by Wister. Several little ink marks on cover. A VG copy.

NY: Macmillan, 1923. 4to, pp. viii, 175. Illustrated by George Howe. 1/1000 copies, numbered and signed by the author. If there was music, it is not included here.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1923. Hardcover 1923 signed by Owen Wister, Limited edition #942 of 1000 black and white art deco illustrations . Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Howe, George.

NY: Macmillan, 1923. First Edition. 4to, pp. viii, 175. Illustrated by George Howe. 1/1000 copies, numbered and signed by the author. VG in little worn dj. If there was music, it is not included here.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1923. Signed and numbered Limited Edition, Number 426 of 1000. Hardcover. Good/poor. George Howe. The format is approximately 8 inches by 11 inches. viii, [2] 175, [7] pages. Illustrations. DJ fragments are in a plastic sleeve. Large portion of DJ spine is gone. Other areas show wear, soiling , tears and chips. Some front board weakness restrengthened with glue. Front of DJ has the statement "You may lead a man to water but can you stop his drink?" This work was dedicated to The Tavern Club, Boston, sanctuary of youth and mirth. Preface by Samuel Johnson, written some 139 years after his death and dated April 1st, 1923 from Eternity Place. The Personages in the piece are in two groups, the Immortals and the Mortals. The Immortals include Jupiter, Juno, Minerva, Bacchus, Venus, and Cupid. The Mortals include Ganymede, a bootlegger, Zoe Moo, his affinity for the moment, Choregos, Leader of the Chorus, and the Chorus. Time is all the time and the place is heaven and… Read More