Motley Measures: A Book of Sophisticated Light Verse
by Taylor, Bert Leston
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
NY: Knopf, 1927. - a new edition, revised from the 1913 privately printed edition, this edition with a 3 page introduction by Ring W. Lardner. this copy has a large photograveur of the author with his ink signature tipped to the bottom and laid into the book - a fine fresh copy in bright vg dj, price clipped, spine a bit tanned, jacket w/o chips or tears, attractive copy.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Alphabet Bookshop (ABAC/ILAB
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15901
- Title
- Motley Measures: A Book of Sophisticated Light Verse
- Author
- Taylor, Bert Leston
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1927
- Keywords
- Ring Lardner Light Verse
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Alphabet Bookshop (ABAC/ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Port Colborne, Ontario
About Alphabet Bookshop (ABAC/ILAB
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- First Edition
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- Price Clipped
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- New
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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