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Wise, Parslow Co, 1943. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Man's Best Friend/A Plea to a Jury By Hon. George Graam Vest, Senator from Missouri by Wall, Bernhardt - 1920
by Wall, Bernhardt
Man's Best Friend/A Plea to a Jury By Hon. George Graam Vest, Senator from Missouri
by Wall, Bernhardt
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
New York City: Author, 1920. Original brown paper covered boards with black linen spine with infinitesmal split at head of spine and equally small rub at foot of spine. Titleing etched in sepia paper label pasted flat on top board with no information on the exceedingly thin spine. This is copy #87 of 125 total and signed in pencil by the artist. There are 14 pps., each with an etched picture or piece of the narrative protected by tissue. The preface states that "Senator Vest had been retained as attorney by a man whose dog had been wantonly shot by a neighbor. The plaintiff demanded $200. After the speech of Senator Vest,the jury awarded the plaintiff $500 without leaving their seats." The dry-point etchings alternate between pictures and text. The paper is creamy, unmarked, and no previous owner's name. Truly an artistic and singular production in every way.. Author. First Edition. Paper Cov. Boards. Very Good/NoD.j. Illus. by Author. Quarto. Limited.
- Bookseller Independent bookstores (US)
- Illustrator Author
- Format/Binding Hardcover
- Book Condition Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition NoD.j
- Edition First Edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Author
- Place of Publication New York City
- Date Published 1920
- Size Quarto
- Keywords Law and Dogs
- Size Quarto