The Big Town
Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill, 1921. First. Cloth. First edition. Green cloth lettered in black. A good copy, worn about the edges and with evidence that the frontispiece was re-glued. No jacket.
Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill, 1921. First. Cloth. First edition. Green cloth lettered in black. A good copy, worn about the edges and with evidence that the frontispiece was re-glued. No jacket.
New York: Scribners, 1933. First edition. Hardcover. First edition. A near fine copy with minor wear at the spine edges, small onership signature front pastedown. In a bright, vg+ jacket, price clipped, some shallow creasing top edge and light soiling to the rear panel.
New York: Butterick Co., 1934. Wraps. Quarto in color illustrated wraps. Full issue of the "Delineator" magazine for January 1934. Contains complete short story "Poodle" by Ring Lardner, illustrated by Wallace Morgan. Published posthumously as Lardner had died some three months earlier. Typically subtle, ironic, hilarious Lardner tale of what.....
NY: Dodd Mead, 1926. First. Hard Cover. First printing. Navy blue cloth lettered in gilt. Contains the first book appearance of Hemingway's "The Undefeated" as well as conributions by Ring Lardner ("Travelogue") and others. A tight, nearly fine example with just a touch of rubbing to the publisher's imprint on.....
New York: Scribners, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. First edition. Hardcover in dark green cloth lettered in gilt and facsimile Lardener signature front cover. 151 pp. Illustrated with drawings by Margaret Freeman. A tight, very good or a bit better example, spine lettering somewhat dulled and rubbed. No jacket.
New York: Scribners, 1926. First edition. Hardcover. First edition. Hardcover in dark green cloth stamped in gilt. 232 pp. The book itself is very good, the gilt fairly bright, somewhat cocked. In the very scarce dust jacket which is, frankly, in horrendous condition; toen completely across the top upper front.....