Buy this book on-line Huneker, James Gibbons : Painted VeilsHorace Liveright, New York, 1928
First unexpurgated edition. Limited edition. No. 2162 of 2300 copies. Original publisher's white cloth binding with multicolored illustrated dust wrapper in mylar. Famous dust wrapper by Paul Wenck. Dust wrapper shows an orange and yellow woman dancing as she appears to twirl a transparent veil midair. Back panel of dust wrapper has a vignette with a silver-colored border that contains a review by H. L. Mencken commending the nove. "2162" is stamped at the top of the vignette and is also stamped on the inside. Gilt lettering on front cover and spine of book. 6" x 8 1/8." 310 pages, complete. Former ownership bookplate of W. Fargher tipped in on front pastedown that shows a shelf with books, flowers, and a model ship. "To Ralph Potts" is inscribed at the top of the bookplate in black ink. Dust wrapper and pages and covers of book are very clean and intact. Binding is tight. Dust wrapper has a few small holes on the back panel that look like puncture marks and there is slight chipping at the top and bottom of the spine. Dust wrapper is not price-clipped. No remainder marks. A Fine book in a Very Good dust wrapper. A novel in which the author talks about love, sex, religion, and different parts of life. James Gibbons Huneker(1857-1921) was an American critic of art, literature, music, and theater. Painted Veils is his only novel. This edition was published in response to a pirated, expurgated edition that had recently been released.. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good 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 Huneker, James Gibbons : Painted Veils. 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 livres rares, rare books, out of print books, incunabula and out-of-print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |