New York and Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, 1938. First edition, one of 125 special copies signed by the author, this copy unnumbered. With illustrations by Charles Child. 1 vols. 8vo. Original black leather, gilt device on upper cover, t.e.g., A VERY FINE COPY in slightly defective plastic sleeve. First edition, one of 125 special copies signed by the author, this copy unnumbered. With illustrations by Charles Child. 1 vols. 8vo. One of 125.

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Bookseller: James Cummins Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 39327
Title: The King was in His Counting House
Author: Cabell, [James] Branch
Format/Binding: With illustrations by Charles Child. 1 vols. 8vo
Book Condition: Used - Original black leather, gilt device on upper cover, t.e.g., A VERY FINE COPY in slightly defective plastic sleeve
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition, one of 125 special copies signed by the author, t
Publisher: Farrar & Rinehart
Place of Publication: New York and Toronto
Date Published: 1938
Keywords: American | James Branch Cabell
Bookseller catalogs: Literature;

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Founded in 1978 by James Cummins, the firm has grown to include two New Jersey locations as well as the main store at 699 Madison Avenue (between 62nd and 63rd Streets) in New York City.Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (During July & August, until 4:00 p.m. on Fridays.)The Madison Avenue store is a seventh-floor oasis for book-lovers, a quiet and pleasantly furnished book room with a carefully chosen, expertly catalogued and broad-based selection of fine and rare books, autographs, manuscripts, and works of art. We have built notable private collections for American and international clients. Our stock is always changing, and our steady input from private buying and public auctions assures our clients of new surprises (and temptations!) at each visit. Our stock covers a wide range of collecting interests, with particular emphasis in the following fields: British and American Literature, Sporting Books, Private Press and Illustrated Books, 19th-Century Color Plate Books, Americana, Travel, Sets and Fine Bindings, History, and Authors' Manuscripts and Letters. Our catalogued inventory exceeds 50,000 titles, much of which can be searched on the internet. In addition, our New Jersey warehouse contains over 400,000 books in all subject areas. We might have the books you're looking for.

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Device: Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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