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A TREASURY OF AMERICAN SUPERSTITIONS
by DE LYS, Claudia
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good + in a good + jacket.
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Philisophical Library, 1948. First Edition. Good + in a good + jacket.. Copy of noted bookplate collector Mary Chapman Ahrnke with a warm and lengthy inscription. Uncommon signed. 8vo. Smooth black cloth, green and gilt title bands to spine, top page edge dyed green. INSCRIBED by the author: "To Mary Chapman Ahrnke- / May the friendly thoughts / which I hold for you keep / you always on the sheltered / and happy side of life- / Claudia de Lys- / New York, August 19, 1948." Moderate, general shelf wear about jacket, edgeworn, chipped at spine and with a burn hole the approximate size of a cigarette to lower, front and through, affecting front board. Cloth with mild discolor, handling wear, corners bumped, else sound.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41396
- Title
- A TREASURY OF AMERICAN SUPERSTITIONS
- Author
- DE LYS, Claudia
- Book Condition
- Used - Good + in a good + jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Philisophical Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1948
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About the Seller
Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
Biblio member since 2004
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
Brian Cassidy Bookseller is the counterculture department of Type Punch Matrix, a rare book firm founded in 2019 by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. BCB @ TPM specializes in the avant garde in all its various guises, including: The Beats; artists' books; poetry; small journals and magazines (especially those associated with the Mimeo Revolution); modern and contemprary art; photography; music; archives and appraisals; as well as vernacular, folk, and outsider books of all kinds. We are always looking to purchase books within my areas of interest, from single titles to collections. Please inquire. We are open by appointment and are easily accessible by public transit.
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- Shelf Wear
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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