Adventures of a Novelist. by Gertrude Atherton - 1932

NY: Liveright, Inc. G. (1932). Small tears bottom spine, binding waterspotted, corners worn, back hinge starting. .

NY: Liveright. G ex-library. (1932). Usual library markings, heavy edge wear. .

Blue Ribbon Books, NY, 1932. Third Printing., 1932. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Octavo, hardcover, blue boards. Sun to spine, endpapers darkened, wear to spine extremities, hinges beginning to weaken else VG reading copy. There is an old photograph pasted on endpaper from about 1930 of five women in "chic" hats. Frontispiece is sketch of Atherton done by Dorothy Donnelly. 598 pp including index.

New York: Liveright, Inc, 1932. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Good plus/ hinge is cracked, edge of pages are slightly jagged, and former owner's name inside. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

New York: Liveright Inc, 1932. Hardcover. Fair with no dust jacket. Inscribed by author "To Gertrude Robinson Smith from her friend and advirer Gertrude Atherdon 1932." Spine and covers dulled and spotted, top edge of pages and covers show water marks. 598 pages. This large book may require extra shipping; please inquire. ; 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 "; Signed by Author.

Jonathan Cape, 1932. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1932. 2nd Impression. 575 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Brown cloth. Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends with tears to cloth to spine. Staining to rear board.

Jonathan Cape, 1932. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1932. 575 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Front endpaper has been clipped. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with moderate foxing. Binding has remained firm. Inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper. Boards have been moderately rub worn. Noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed Spine ends are crushed, with noticeable splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

UsedGood. Likely first edition - copyright date 1932 with no later printings listed. Black cloth boards, no DJ. Light rubbing to cover with age, spine beginning to fade. Spine cracked, but all pages intact. Sticker ghost on flyleaf. Light yellowing to page edges. Text clean and unmarked. Good copy.

New York: Liveright Inc, 1932. First edition. Hardcover. g- to vg+. Small quarto. 598pp. + 19 plates. Printed orange and burgundy dust jacket with lettering on the front cover and spine. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering on the front cover and spine. Top edge red, and pages uncut. Signed by Gertrude Atherton in black ink on the front free endpaper. This is a first edition of Atherton's autobiographical work, interleaved throughout with 19 plates of b/w photographic reproductions (including the frontispiece portrait), with photos of the author, her family and other figures and places from her life. Dust with some sunning and rubbing, as well as chipping to the head & tail of the spine. Some other light smudges and scratches. Binding with some light rubbing to extremities, and some minor abrasions/scratches to the covers along the edges. Interior with minor age toning along the edges of some pages. Original booksellers small sticker at the lower left corner of the interior back cover. Dj in… Read More

New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1932. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Gertrude Atherton. 8vo - over 7¾. Gertrude Atherton was an American author. Many of her novels are set in her home state of California.She wrote many best sellers 1920s -1930s In addition to novels, she wrote short stories, essays, and articles for magazines and newspapers on such issues as feminism, politics, and war. She was strong-willed, independent-minded, and often controversial for her anti-communist views..