Miss America: Altiora in the Sierra Nevada.
by TURNER, W.J
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Mandrake Press Ltd, 1930. . First edition, number 29 of 500 copies on Japanese vellum, signed and numbered by the author; small 4to (16.3 x 13 cm); ownership inscription to front free endpaper, minor age-toning, else unmarked internally; publisher's vellum gilt, gilt lettering to spine, all edges gilt, covers slightly marked, housed in teal cloth slipcase.
One of 500 copies on Japanese vellum, signed and numbered by the author.
Signed limited edition of Walter J. Turner's satire, presenting a picture of a modern American woman trying to find her place in society. There was also a standard issue bound in yellow cloth.
One of 500 copies on Japanese vellum, signed and numbered by the author.
Signed limited edition of Walter J. Turner's satire, presenting a picture of a modern American woman trying to find her place in society. There was also a standard issue bound in yellow cloth.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shapero Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 109863
- Title
- Miss America: Altiora in the Sierra Nevada.
- Author
- TURNER, W.J
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Mandrake Press Ltd, 1930.
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- Gilt
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