Buy this book on-line Smith, Henry Justin : Deadlines: Being the Quaint, the Amusing, the Tragic Memoirs of a News-RoomCovici-McGee, Chicago, IL, 1923
Third Printing. Signed and inscribed by author with original drawing of a cartoon man: "To Robert G. Ballou, with affectionate greetings, Henry Justin Smith, January/29, [cartoon]." Inscription and drawing are done in black ink on front free endpaper. Original publisher's light green paper-covered boards backed with dark brown cloth. Light green paper label (now darkened to brown) with black lettering on spine. 5 1/4" x 7 3/4." 246 pages, complete. Former owner's book plate with an owl in a library on front pastedown with "Robert Young, Jr." written on it. Pages and covers are clean and intact overall. Paper on boards have light to moderate browning, mostly toward the edges. Paper spine label is darkened. Slight wear to extremities of covers. Pages slightly age-toned. A Very Good copy. A fictionalized account of a newsroom with character portraits inspired by people in real life. Henry Justin Smith (1875-1936) was the managing editor of the Chicago Daily News.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Smith, Henry Justin : Deadlines: Being the Quaint, the Amusing, the Tragic Memoirs of a News-Room. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out-of-print books, out of print books, livres d'occasion, atlases and libri antichi. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |