Our Government

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Near Fine in a Good second-issue jacket, unclipped ($2.50), chipped at the top inch of the spine and extending onto the back panel, generally toned. Grey cloth, toned at the spine with black ink lettering. Square and firmly bound with a dark grey top stain, former owner's… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. (xii), 241, (1) pp. Original gray cloth with navy lettering. Near Fine with slightly pilled cloth, a little dust-soiling. Lacks dust jacket. The crime author's first book, a series of fictional characters' dialogues on the nature of the American government.

New York: Knopf, 1930. First edition. The hard-boiled mystery writer's first regularly published book, essays of sorts in a series of imagined dialogues on the workings and non-workings of government. Octavo gray cloth boards stamped in black (or perhaps dark blue) on front and spine, publisher's logo blindstamped on back board; in first-issue dust jacket with dollar sign on… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. About fine in attractive, very good example of the first issue dustwrapper decorated with dollar signs (versus the second issue jacket with a bloated plutocrat on the front panel) with some older professional restoration. Inscribed by the author: "To Charlie, J.M.C." Cain's first book, a collection of… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 241 pages. In Good plus condition and lacking issued dust jacket. Bound in publisher's gray cloth with black lettering on spine. Light soiling on spine with slight fading to text. Minor staining on front cover with more severe staining on back cover. Rubbing to corners and edges… Read more about this item

New York: Knopf, 1930. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, gray cloth, very good, no jacket, author's first book. Apparently influenced by reading Mencken. Light wear to binding, light tanning to pages.

OUR GOVERNMENT, Knopf, 1930, first edition., spine a bit faded, a little browning to areas of rear cover, else a vg/vg+ copy in a near vg dust-wrapper save for the top 1/8 inch of the dust-wrapper spine absent and a wrap-around piece measuring 1/2 inch by 1/4 inch at the upper left corner of the front dust-wrapper panel also… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Second printing. Slightly cocked spine, spotting on endpapers, page edges and boards, thus very good in a good only dust jacket with shallow loss at the crown, not affecting text, splitting at the folds, and toning. Cain's first book, a collection of "dialogues" or short pieces on politics and… Read more about this item

Alfred A. Knopf, 1930-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 7x5x1. Bound in publisher's grey cloth. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Light wear. Gift inscription on fep, otherwise clean, unmarked pages. XII, 242 p.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine Copy in A Near Fine Jacket First End Paper Clipped First Edition 1930/1930 Very Scarce in First Issue Jacket Cain's Rare First Book.Scarce in This Condition Excellent Fresh Copy.$2.50 on Flap..

Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Internally clean. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.