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Dreiser, Theodore. Plays of the Natural and the Supernatural. John Lane Company, New York, 1916.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good book, no dust jacked. Dated Nov. 13, 1916, 2nd state. Green paper covered boards with tan cloth covered spine. Black text on front panel. Green text on tan label on spine. Boards are stained in several places. Spine is sunned. Upper and lower edges at head and tail of board spine are chipped and fraying. Rub throughs on board panels at lower edges adjacent to spine, fore-edge corner tips and edges along fore-edges especially the front fore-edge edge near the upper and lower corners. Upper outer page edges are tinted and even. Side and lower page edges are uneven and several are unopened. Gutter is cracked at title page. A few light internal smudges but book is overall internally clean. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition description. Additional photos available at your request. International sales to all countries other than the UK will require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher shipping expense. A signature upon receipt may also be required.
Seller: R & G Bliss Books, Excelsior, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$219.54 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 228. Original publisher's cloth over blue papered boards, lettered black on spine label. First state without the four page essay at the rear. Signed presentation from the author on the title page, "For Joseph Fischler, from Theodore Dreiser 1916." Joseph Fischler was a friend and correspondent of Dreiser. Spine label slightly rubbed and tanned with some wear and rubbing to covers, overall slightly used, near very good.
Seller: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, United Kingdom
Dreiser, Theodore. Plays of the Natural and the Supernatural. John Lane, NY, 1916.
Price: US$399.99 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Cloth-backed boards with paper label to spine. First edition, first issue without the four page commentary at the end. Inscribed to the ffep by Dreiser, dated Feb. 22, 1916. Paper rubbed through at points, spine label slightly insected, minor foxing to endpages. Sound and square copy, text unmarked. Lacking the jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Original green cloth, lettered in black, over a cloth spine with printed label. Corners slightly worn, stain on front cover. Large art nouveau bookplate on front pastedown. Exceedingly scarce signed. Presentation copy: "For Dixie Hines, Manager of these from Theodore Dreiser, Savannah, GA Feb 22nd 1916." Inked in another hand below is: "Rec'd from the Dixie Hines Estate, Oct. 1928."
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.