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Tarkington, Booth. Claire Ambler. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, Garden City, 1928.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: SIGNED. Duodecimo [20 cm] American Japan vellum over boards. Top edge gilt; other edges rough-trimmed. Yellow, blue, and white pictorial endpapers. Top edge gilt. The extremities are a bit darkened and soiled, and the spine is rolled. The spine ends are bumped. Currie, p. 86. To commemorate the founding of Doubleday, Doran & Company, Incorporated, by the union of Doubleday, Page & Co. and George H. Doran Company this first volume over the new imprint has been autographed by the author and publisher. One in an edition of 500 copies. This copy is signed by Booth Tarkington and the publishers below the commemoration.
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
TARKINGTON, Booth.. Claire Ambler.. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Garden City, 1928.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Description: 253 pp. 8vo, original white Japan vellum with paper label on spine. First edition; one of 500 copies signed by the author and the publishers. Russo & Sullivan, p. 85. Some light soiling to the boards and rubbing to the joints; tight and sound.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Tarkington, Booth.. Claire Ambler.. Garden City - New York Doubleday Doran & Company 1928, 1928.
Price: US$42.11 + shipping
Description: 253 pp. with colored Endpapers, hardcover. First edition.- A limited edition to celebrate this, the first publication of Doubleday-Doran. SIGNED by the author as well as both publishers.- Cover dusty and a little bit stained.
Seller: Dieter Eckert, Bremen, Germany
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Velum colored boards over cloth spine. The first publication of Doubleday Doran. One of 500 copies (unstated) signed by Booth Tarkington, George Doran, and F. R. Doubleday.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: One of 500 copies only signed by Tarkington, F.N. Doubleday and George H. Doran on an inserted blank; the page is imprinted "To Commemorate The Founding of Doubleday, Doran & Company, Incorporated, By The Union Of Doubleday, Page & Co. And George H. Doran Company This Firts Volume Over The New Imprint Has Been Autographed By The Author and The Publishers." Hardcover in white vellum with paper spine label. Iluustrated endpapers. 253 pp. This copy unfortunately has significan staining to the vellum narrowly extending to the upper corner edges of the endpapers and limitation page.
Seller: Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABAA, ILAB), Bordentown, NJ, U.S.A.
Tarkington, Booth. Claire Ambler. Doubleday Doran, New York, 1928.
Price: US$68.00 + shipping
Description: Book has modest cover wear and light soiling. Limited edition Signed by the Author and the Publishers in the celebration of the merger between Doubleday and Doran.
Seller: Uncommon Books, Glastonbury, CT, U.S.A.
TARKINGTON, Booth.. Claire Ambler.. Garden City, New York, Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1928., 1928.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition (so stated). 8vo. Pictorial endpapers. Dust jacket (unclipped; short tear). Very good-fine. 253 pages. No other signatures or bookplates. Signed and dated by Tarkington on the title page: "Booth Tarkington, 1939."
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
Tarkington, Booth. Claire Ambler. , 1928.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Garden City . First edition octavo. Spine spotted otherwise a very good copy in nicked dj. Inscribed by Tarkington in 1930./ Signed by Author(s)
Seller: Old New York Book Shop, ABAA, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
Tarkington, Booth. Claire Ambler. Doubleday Doran, Garden City, NY, 1928.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 253 pages. First edition. Limited edition. One of 500 copies to celebrate this, the first publication of Doubleday-Doran. One of 500 copies signed by Booth Tarkington, F.R. Doubleday and George H. Doran. White vellum hard cover stamped in gold and orange. Fine book in a clear plastic dust jacket. A beautiful copy!
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. 8vo. Original white/cream boards stamped in gold and orange; printed paper label on the spine, t.e.g. Glassine dust jacket. Enclosed in 1/2 maroon morocco slipcase with folding chemise. Fresh, tight, fine copy. No signatures or bookplates. One of 500 copies signed by Booth Tarkington, F.R. Doubleday and George H. Doran.
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.