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Two Books Published by Appleton-Century-Crofts, including:... (Total: 2 Items)
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Two Books Published by Appleton-Century-Crofts, including: Theodora Benson. The Man from the Tunnel and Other Stories. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., [1950]. Review copy. Octavo. 271 pages. Publisher's brown boards with the front cover and spine lettered in white. Cream, orange and brown dust jacket with black and white lettering. A small sheet inserted from the publishing company states the status of a review copy. Very minor rubbing to the spine, some rubbing to the jacket, sunned jacket spine, two very small closed tears to the bottom edge of the jacket back, previous owner's inscription in pencil on the front free endpaper. Altogether a very good copy. This collection includes nineteen intelligent macabre stories penned by British author Theodora Benson, daughter of Lord Charnwood. [and:] Hector Bolitho. The Flame on Ethirdova. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1931. Octavo. 214 pages. [1, publisher's ad at the rear]. Publisher's black cloth shelf back over dark green cloth. The spine is lettered in gilt. Some rubbing to the covers, sunned spine and top edges, small pencil notation on the front free endpaper. Altogether a very good copy. Hector Bolitho (1897 - 1974) was born in Auckland, New Zealand and traveled extensively before settling in Britain. The Appleton-Century Crofts publishing company, a division of the Meredith Publishing Company, emerged from the combination of The Century Company with the D. Appleton & Company in 1933 and then the merger of Appleton-Century Company with F. S. Crofts Co. in 1948.Auction Info
2008 June Grand Format Books & Manuscripts Auction #683 (go to Auction Home page)
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