This vintage book contains a collection of essays written by Edmund Pearson, and man at one time renowned as the most famous librarian in the United States. This intriguing volume contains essays on a variety of subjects ranging from temperance novels and 4th of July speeches to awful poetry, etiquette books, and beyond. A highly amusing volume, "Queer Books" will appeal to all with a love of language and literature, and it would make for a worthy addition to any collection. Contents include: "Temperance Novels", "Making ...
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This vintage book contains a collection of essays written by Edmund Pearson, and man at one time renowned as the most famous librarian in the United States. This intriguing volume contains essays on a variety of subjects ranging from temperance novels and 4th of July speeches to awful poetry, etiquette books, and beyond. A highly amusing volume, "Queer Books" will appeal to all with a love of language and literature, and it would make for a worthy addition to any collection. Contents include: "Temperance Novels", "Making the Eagle Scream", "Alonzo and Melissa", "The Tribe of Gifted Hopkins", "The Unfortunate Lovers", "Genteel Behaviour, I", "Genteel Behaviour, II", "Crotchets", "Side-Whiskers and Seduction", "The Baedeker of Banner Elk", "Lilies and Languors", "From Sudden Death, I", "From Sudden Death, II", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with the original artwork and text.
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Add this copy of Queer Books to cart. $13.99, very good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1970 by Kennikat Press.
Add this copy of Queer Books to cart. $14.96, good condition, Sold by The Parnassus BookShop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1928 by Doubleday, Doran and Company.
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Good. No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7? "-9? " tall; Type: Hardback Doubleday, Doran, 1928 First Edition, so stated on copyright page. Hardcover Book in Good Condition, without Jacket. Frontispiece and 41 quite delightful illustration plates. Edmund Pearson discusses weird, curious, or eccentric books and authors-quite unusual. Bound in the original gilt-stamped brick red cloth, three gilt decorations like hinges, on each side of spine, quite clean and unmarked, spine heel frayed. spine head, hinge and edges rubbed, corners lightly scuffed. All edges rough cut. Sewn binding tight and solid; backstrap loosened from crash. Pages are toned, very clean, no markings of any kind. Contents: I. Temperance Novels, II. Making the Eagle Scream, III. Alonzo and Melissa, IV. The Tribe of Gifted Hopkins, V. The Unfortunate Lovers, VI. Genteel Behaviour, I, VII. Genteel Behaviour, II, VIII. Crochets, IX. Side-Whiskers and Seduction, X. The Baedeker of Banner Elk, XI. Lilies and Languors, XII. "From Sudden Death, " I, XIII. "From Sudden Death, " II, XIV. The Three Sisters, XV. A Yankee Casanova. 298 pages. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. 1928, Doubleday, Doran and Company, Garden City, New York..
Add this copy of Queer Books to cart. $20.00, good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1928 by Doubleday.
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Good. First edition. Decorative brown cloth stamped in gilt. Illustrated with black and white plates. Pages age-toned, owner's name penned on front pastedown and title page, gutters cracked, closed tear in mid-spine, gilt tarnished, cloth modestly soiled, a good only copy lacking the dustwrapper.
Add this copy of Queer Books to cart. $21.50, good condition, Sold by John C. Newland rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cheltenham, Glos., UNITED KINGDOM, published 1929 by Constable.
Add this copy of Queer Books to cart. $24.03, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2016 by White Press.
Add this copy of Queer Books to cart. $27.00, good condition, Sold by Peace of Mind Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tulsa, OK, UNITED STATES, published 1928 by Garden City, N. Y. : Doubleday, 1928.
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Good in Good- jacket. Cloth. Good/Fair++. First Edition. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Do you know the Revolutionary autobiography in which, like Cellini, the author complacently sets down his thefts and rascalities with evident enjoyment of his own wickedness? . Or the first American best-seller? For sixty years thousands of copies were printed annually, but today its sweet sentiments are almost unknown. Then there are th e tabloids of 1830-hair-raising, moral-pointing pamphlets full of instructive details about the most popular current crimes. The ruined heroines and glittering sins of the 1870"s. An amazing, fascinat ing procession. All entertainingly described by the author, who here writes vividly. DJ in mylar with chipping, soiling and one tear on the back. Boards are orange with gold printing on front, back an d spine. 298 pp. Professional book dealer since 1975. All orders are processed promptly and packaged with the utmost care. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Add this copy of Queer Books to cart. $27.50, very good condition, Sold by Powell's Books Chicago rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chicago, IL, UNITED STATES.
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Very Good. 1929. 1st ed. Cloth, octavo, 298 pp., illust. Bookplate to fpep. Front hinge barely starting but quite sound. Small bumps to back board at outer ege. Near fine. (Subject: Books on Books. )
Add this copy of Queer Books to cart. $27.50, very good condition, Sold by West Side Book Shop, ABAA rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ann Arbor, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1928 by Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc..
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Very Good ++ in J Very Good + jacket. 8vo x, 298 pp, list of b&w illustrations, I. Temperance Novels, II. Making the Eagle Scream, III. Alonzo and Melissa, IV. The Tribe of Gifted Hopkins, V. The Unfortunate Lovers, VI. Genteel Behaviour, I, VII. Genteel Behaviour, II, VIII. Crochets, IX. Side-Whiskers and Seduction, X. The Baedeker of Banner Ilk, XI. Lilies and Languors, XII. "From Sudden Death, " I, XIII. "From Sudden Death, " II, XIV. The Three Sisters, XV. A Yankee Casanova. Price clipped. Two 1/4" square chips at top edge coners spine, and a 1/4" triange chip to top edge rear panel dj, minor edgewear at top fore-edge tips, and age-toned spine and lightly age-toned front panel of same. Bumped bottom fore-edge corner front board. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Orange cloth with gilt decoration and lettering boards and spine.
