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The Book of the Homeless (Le Livre de Sans-Foyer)
de Wharton, Edith (1862-1937), Editor Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Printed dark gray paper over boards with dark orange cloth spine titled in gilt. Some minor extremity rubs, a couple of smudges
- Librería
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Annapolis, Maryland, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1916. Hardcover. Quarto. xxvi, 155 pages. Printed dark gray paper over boards with dark orange cloth spine titled in gilt. Some minor extremity rubs, a couple of smudges to upper board. No prior ownership marks. Slipcase has wear along open edges and some splitting to a couple of joints. Overall near fine in a good slipcase.. Illustrations in color and black & white. The ambitious project, edited by Edith Wharton, to benefit civilians displaced by World War I. Contains essays, poetry, art, and music from nearly 60 contributors, including the likes of Sarah Bernhardt, Rupert Brooke, George Santayana, Margaret Woods, John Singer Sargent, Claude Monet, Agnes Repplier, W. B. Yeats, and more. Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt.<br /> <br /> Regular edition printed by Daniel B. Updike at the Merrymount Press, with extra title page engraved on wood by Rudolph Ruicka. Numerous tissue-guarded illustrations. <br /> <br /> Ref. UPDIKE & SMITH, Notes on the Merrymount Press #451.
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- Librería
- Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 1404
- Título
- The Book of the Homeless (Le Livre de Sans-Foyer)
- Autor
- Wharton, Edith (1862-1937), Editor Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt
- Ilustrador
- Illustrations in color and black & white
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Hardcover. Quarto. xxvi, 155 pages
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Printed dark gray paper over boards with dark orange cloth spine titled in gilt. Some minor extremity rubs, a couple of smudges
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1916
- Palabras clave
- world war i, refugees, edith wharton, france, artists, poets, writers, theodore roosevelt
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Sobre el vendedor
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
Miembro de Biblio desde 2006
Annapolis, Maryland
Sobre Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
We buy and sell quality used and out-of-print books, with an emphasis on Americana, Military and Naval History, and Nautical material. But we have many good books in a variety of subjects. We are located in historic Annapolis, Maryland.
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