THE TROJAN HORSE; By Christopher Morley
by Morley, Christopher
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good +
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1957. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Near Fine/Very Good +. INSCRIBED 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 + 248 pages. + 2] Colophon. SCARCE INSCRIBED edition about Morley's "bitterly pungent reinterpretation" of Troilus and Cressida. INSCRIBED "with feeling" at a Krochs & Brentanos bookstore SIGNED/ME THE AUTHOR gathering. This, sadly, was signed during Morlley's last year.<br/><br/>SUPERIOR COPY in an attractive SCARCE dust jacket (unclipped). The book is tight and internally clean. The cloth covers are Very Fine. The dust jacket has some edges roughened and moderate soil to its rear panel. No printing line; presumed first printing,<br/><br/>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 #
- 6655
- Title
- THE TROJAN HORSE; By Christopher Morley
- Author
- Morley, Christopher
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- HP $10 Dec 2020; Homer, drama, love, culture, lectures, humor, pathos, tragedy, war, education, New York, sophistication
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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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