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A. Merritt. Fifteen Books,... (Total: 15 Items)
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Description
A. Merritt. Fifteen Books, including: The Moon Pool. New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation, [1919]. First thus. Octavo. 432 pages. Spine ends are lightly rubbed. Dust jacket has darkened along spine and shows very light soiling and minor edge wear. A nicer copy than typically found. Near fine. [and:] The Moon Pool. A second copy. Spine is leaning and boards are edge worn. Front hinge has been reglued. Former owner's name on front free endpaper. Library stamp on the copyright page. Dust jacket has soiling and is enclosed in a jacket protector that has been glued to the pastedowns. Good. [and:] The Moon Pool. A third copy. Spine shows fading and boards are mildly rubbed. Spine ends lightly rubbed. No jacket. Very good. [and:] The Ship of Ishtar. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1926. First edition. Octavo. 326 pages. Stamped lettering chipped, particularly on spine. Spine is leaning and boards show light edge wear. Page edges and endpapers foxed. Very good. [and:] 7 Footprints to Satan. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [1928]. Photoplay edition. Octavo. 310 pages. Heavy wear with spine completely separated along one joint and hanging by a thread on the other. Fair. [and:] The Face in the Abyss. New York: Horace Liveright, Inc., [1931]. First edition. Octavo. 343 pages. General rubbing, soiling, and edge wear. Spine is leaning. No jacket. Good. [and:] Dwellers in the Mirage. New York: Liveright Inc., [1932]. First edition. Octavo. 295 pages. Boards lightly edge worn. A quarter-inch dampstain to top page edges. Jacket is price-clipped with fading and some small dampstains along spine. Some light edge wear with general soiling, most prominent along upper edge. Very good. [and:] Burn Witch Burn! New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation, [1933]. First edition. Octavo. 301 pages. Spine is leaning and cloth is rubbed and edge worn. A portion of the book's description taken from the jacket is glued to the front pastedown. A label has been poorly removed from the front free endpaper resulting in a three-quarter inch hole through the paper. No jacket. Good. [and:] Creep, Shadow! Garden City: The Crime Club, 1934. First edition. Octavo. 301 pages. Remnants of jacket have been glued to the front free endpaper and the front pastedown. Library stamp on front pastedown. Spine is leaning and front hinge is splitting. No jacket. Good. [and:] Dwellers in the Mirage and The Face in the Abyss. New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation, [1953]. One volume edition. Octavo. 343 pages. Book has fading on spine and the edges of the boards. Jacket is spine faded with minor edge wear and light chipping to spine ends and corners. Very good. [and:] as Abe Merritt. Burn Witch Burn! London: Neville Spearman [1955]. First British edition. Octavo. 223 pages. Jacket shows toning and edge wear with several small chips and tears. Very good. [and:] The Ship of Ishtar. Los Angeles: Borden Publishing Company, [n.d.]. Memorial edition. Octavo. 309 pages. Dust jacket. Near fine. [and:] Seven Footprints to Satan. New York: Avon, [1942]. Mass market paperback. 225 pages. Poor. [and:] The Metal Monster. New York: Avon, [1946]. Murder Mystery Monthly No. 41. Digest. 203 pages. Fair with some dampstaining. [and:] Seven Footprints to Satan. New York: Avon, [1942]. Murder of the Month No. 1. Digest. 310 pages. Fair. From the Frank Collection.Auction Info
2008 October Grand Format Rare Books Auction #684 (go to Auction Home page)
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October, 2008
16th-18th
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