Search Results: newspaper days 1899 1906 by mencken h l

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996-07-30. Paperback. Good.

Johns Hopkins University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

A M S Press, Incorporated, 1987. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

A M S Press, Incorporated, 1987. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.

A M S Press, Incorporated, 1987. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

The Johns Hopkins University Press, July 1996. Trade . Good. Good Softcover. Moderate shelfwear to covers, including rubbing and creasing with a small tear. Textblock lightly soiled. Pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.

Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006-10-02. paperback. Used: Good.

The Johns Hopkins University Press, October 2006. Trade Paperback. Used - very good.

Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1975. Seventh Printing. Hardcover. 0394438310 . Jacket has minor edgewear with 1/4" missing top of spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 313 pages .

Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. Hardcover. Good. No DJ. Moderate and even dust soiling to the coverboards. Binding is fine. Pages are clean and bright with no markings, minus the first page. Third Printing.

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996, Fine Trade Paperback, 313 pages, 5.5" x 8.5".

Alfred A. Knopf, 1941-06-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Dj has minor wear, is in very good condition. Dust jacket notes: "The period covered is that of his professional nonage - from his entry into journalism as a reporter for the Baltimore Morning Herald in 1899 to 1906. It was not all Baltimore, however, for he went into brief exile when the fire of 1904 destroyed the plant and forced the paper to print in Philadelphia for five weeks. During those roaring years the young journalist did little, if anything, to bring uplift to his city, nor did he become an influential figure in the councils of state or nation. But he did gain a rare knowledge of his community in all its more colorful and uproarious aspects; and he has set them down here in his own inimitable way. It is not the great events of civic life that draw his attention, not the respectable - and dull - doings of respectable citizens. Rather it is the caperings of the… Read More

Alfred A. Knopf, 1941-06-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Bookplate on front end page. "The period covered is that of his professional nonage - from his entry into journalism as a reporter for the Baltimore Morning Herald in 1899 to 1906. It was not all Baltimore, however, for he went into brief exile when the fire of 1904 destroyed the plant and forced the paper to print in Philadelphia for five weeks. During those roaring years the young journalist did little, if anything, to bring uplift to his city, nor did he become an influential figure in the councils of state or nation. But he did gain a rare knowledge of his community in all its more colorful and uproarious aspects; and he has set them down here in his own inimitable way. It is not the great events of civic life that draw his attention, not the respectable - and dull - doings of respectable citizens. Rather it is the caperings… Read More

Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996-07-30. Paperback. Like New. 0.8504 8.5000 5.5000. PAPERBACK - No noticeable cover wear - clean unmarked text - tight binding.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Stated First Edition. A Good copy in a Good dustjacket. Book has shelfwear, bumped corenrs, soiling to covers & edges of text block, a former owner's bookplate on the front endpaper, scattered staining to pages (text unaffected), & foxing to pages; DJ has shelfwear, edgewear, chipping to top & bottom of entire jacket, severely bumped corners, soiling, toning, a piece missing from the bottom of the front cover near the spine, a large piece missing from the top of the spine, & scattered nicks & tears. Interior is tight, otherwise clean, & unmarked. 8vo. - over 7¾' - 9¾'.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1941. Stated first edition. Hardcover book bound in the publisher's original cloth. 23 cm. 313 pages. Contains a photographic frontispiece portrait of the author. The book is in near fine condition. Previous owner's names written on the front loose end page. Hinges tight, interior pages bright. A few small holes in the cloth covers. Light edge wear/bumping to the spine-sunned cloth covers.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1955-01-01. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8x6x1. Previous owner's info on front free end paper. Otherwise a clean and straight copy. Unclipped dust jacket. has some rubbing, scuffs and short tears, but is still bright and complete. 313 pp.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955. Typography and binding by W. A. Dwiggins, jacket drawing by George Salter, 313pp. Previous owners bookplate on the ffront free endpaper, light tanning to paper and light soil to outer edges. DJ has edge/rub wear, shallow chipping and creasing. Actual book for sale pictured. 15.5 x 22.5 x 3.5cm, wt850g. Reprint. Hard Cover. VG/VG. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Knopf. 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. 0404201768 . Very Good, some stains on cover edge & touching endpaper; In soiled & chipped dust jacket. .

New York: Knopf, 1941. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very good in cloth-covered boards and dust jacket with chips to edges, small snag holes in the spine, and NOT price-clipped. Bookplate and unobtrusive gift inscription..