The Rescue; A Romance of the Shallows
Garden City, NY: Doubleday Page & Co., 1920. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Slipcase. Item #007456
8vo,( 8) 404, [8]pp. Beautiful First American Edition and True First Edition, preceding the English Edition. Bound in original publisher's navy cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spines and outlined in gilt on front board. Housed in quarter blue morocco and blue cloth slipcase with matching chemise. Previous owner's Armorial bookplate on front paste-down and inside slipcase. Square, tight and clean throughout. Quite mild rubbing to extremities. . One leaf has one small repaired tear with a couple of pages just starting to loosen but secure. Lacking dust-jacket. Slipcase has light shelf-wear and toned spine. A very pretty, well preserved collectable copy.
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