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SHAKESPEARE AND HAWAII; Illustrated by Douglas Gorsline
by Morley, Christopher
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good +
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1933. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Very Good/Good +. SIGNED by the Author on free front endpaper, 8vo, orange cloth with gilt palm tree on front cover, Mylar-protected lettered dust jacket (clipped) with same palm trees centered, x + 253 pages. SCARCE SIGNED edition containing three engaging lectures by Morley on Shakespeare. Previous ownership marks above those of the Author. The book is tight and internally clean, though the orange cover has patches of fading. The SCARCE dust jacket is present and complete, though somewhat tattered and with a smudge on the rear panel. Christopher Morley (1890 - 1957) was an prominent American journalist, novelist, essayist, and poet. He also produced stage productions and was a college lecturer. He is most remembered for light humor, The Haunted Bookshop (1955), and his studies on Sherlock Holmes.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3377
- Title
- SHAKESPEARE AND HAWAII; Illustrated by Douglas Gorsline
- Author
- Morley, Christopher
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1933
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, culture, lectures, humor, Hawaii, education, New York, sophistication
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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