Round Up: The Stories of Ring W. Lardner
by Lardner, Ring
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, first printing, first issue binding in second issue black and gold dust jacket with author's passing mentioned. Red cloth with gilt spine lettering. 467 pp. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Edges a bit bumped. Spine panel has a strip of wear, chipping to jacket at head, some light creasing and scratching, price-clipped. Short stories from the author of You Know Me Al that were significant in the development of the modern American short story for their vernacular, unpretentious style.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 160710006
- Title
- Round Up: The Stories of Ring W. Lardner
- Author
- Lardner, Ring
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Gilt
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