The Portable Ring Lardner (The Viking portable library) de Ring Lardner - 1946

The Viking Press, 1946. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 756 pages. Edited and with an introduction by Gilbert Seldes. 18mo (4-1/4" x 6-3/4"), yellow cloth with green lettering, faded green stain to edges, light shelf wear, boards soiled, back hinge cracked but all pages attached. Underscoring and marginalia in ink by previous owner, Prof. Warner Berthoff, (and some possibly by an earlier owner) on approximately 75 of the pages; many of the stories are clean and unmarked.

New York: The Viking Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition [no statement of printing, last title in list at rear is #30]. Yellowish cloth with gold gilt and green lettering/decoration, pages edges stained green as issued, 756 pages plus ads at the rear. Good only copy [spine ends and corner lightly bumped, some fading to the edge staining, rear hinge badly cracked, creasing to a few consecutive pages] [lacking the Dust Wrapper]. .

1 . hardback. Fine. Edited and with an Introduction by Gilbert Seldes. 1st ed. 12mo. NY (Viking) 1946. Fine in sunned dust wrapper.

New York: Viking Press, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First viking. Introduction and biographical notes by Gilbert Seldes. Very good in a good plus dustwrapper. Some light rubbing to spine ends and board corners. Pages lightly browned. Dustwrapper is somewhat chipped at spine ends and panel edges. Two Complete Books: You Know Me Al and The Big Town.

The Viking Press. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. (American wit and humor, Humor ) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

The Viking Press, 1946. Small Hardcover, no dustjacket, Some wear to spine, previous owner's signature. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket.

New York: The Viking Press, 1946. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book is in VG condition with light rubbing to edges, light bumping to spine ends, owner's embossed stamp & pencil marking to FFE else a bright & solid copy. Dust jacket is in G condition with rubbing to edges, bumping to spine ends, some scuffing to rear cover, faded spine else still bright & intact. FOLCAS 12/21

New York: The Viking Press, 1946. First edition and first printing. Small hardcover. 756 pages. Part of the terrific Viking Portable Library Series. Features an introduction and biographical note by Gilbert Seldes. Includes the complete books: "You Know Me Al," "The Big Town" and also other stories, plays, parodies, essays, commentaries, and newspaper columns from Lardner. A very good plus copy that is very slightly musty in a very good plus dust jacket that has a little foxing and soiling and tiny amount of edge wear.

New York: Viking Press, 1946. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition thus. Introduction and biographical note by Gilbert Seldes. Slight page toning else near fine in a near fine dustwrapper with tiny tears and rubbing.

New York: The Viking Press, 1946. Hardcover. Edited by Gilbert Seldes. 16mo. Yellow cloth with green lettering, pictorial dust jacket. vi, 756pp, (3pp ads). Near fine/very good. Though jacket spine is sunned, it's otherwise bright and sharp, with no edgewear. An exceptionally tight and handsome first edition of this delightful diminutive volume from the superb "Viking Portable" series -- quite uncommon in such lovely condition. Boasts d.j., "Here Is His Inimitable Best... Garnered For Your Pleasure," and includes the novels "You Know Me Al" and "The Big Town" along with short stories, parodies, plays and miscellaneous. A superb copy.