Gods of Modern Grub Street. Impressions of Contemporary Authors
by Adcock, A. St. John
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Circa1920. Octavo Size. Very Good condition. No dustjacket. Tan cloth boards. Thirty-two tipped in portraits by E.O. Hoppe. 327 pages. Arthur St. John Adcock [1864-1930] was a British novelist, poet and journalist. He was the editor of The Bookman The Bookman [a monthly magazine published in London from 1891 until 1934]. Gods of Modern Grub Street was originally published in 1923. It includes pen portraits of the most notable authors of the day, including Thomas hardy, Conan Doyle, Kipling, Compton Mackenzie, John Masefield, John Buchan, Arnold Bennett. Sheila Kaye-Smith etc. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 4th impression. Hardback.
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- Bookseller
- Adelaide Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIB254840
- Title
- Gods of Modern Grub Street. Impressions of Contemporary Authors
- Author
- Adcock, A. St. John
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used -
- Edition
- 4th impression
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- Circa1920
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography; Books on Books;
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