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Newton, A. Edward THE GREATEST BOOK IN THE WORLD AND OTHER PAPERS.
Boston Little, Brown and Co. 1925 tall 8vo. green cloth-backed boards, paper spine label, embossed design on front cover, top edge gilt. xviii, 451 pages with a colored frontispiece and 81 illustrations.
First edition, one of 475 numbered and signed large paper copies (Fleck A.11.B.1). Identical with the second impression of the first edition with the following exceptions: the frontispiece and two other plates are unique to the limited edition thus making a total of 82 illustrations with 6 in color; the title page contains a line stating that this is the "Limited Edition" ; a limitation page has been added; the error on page xvii of the list of illustrations has been corrected; the frontispiece of the trade edition has been inserted opposite page 136 in the limited edition and is no longer colored. Published in September and sold for $15.00. Note that the limited edition has had the errors in the list of illustrations and the type damage corrected. The correction to the placement of the Dickens autograph is unique to the limited edition as none of the four impressions of the trade edition have this correction. Some spotting of spine label. Bookplate.
Price: $ 70.00 other currencies Order nr. 11450

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Newton, A. Edward THE GREATEST BOOK IN THE WORLD AND OTHER PAPERS.
Boston Little, Brown and Co. 1925 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label, top edge gilt. xviii, 451 pages with a colored frontispiece and 78 illustrations.
First trade edition, first issue with "The Autograph of Cruikshank" in the list of illustrations placed on page 341 rather than on page 334 (Fleck A.11.A.1a). Inscribed on free endpaper "Not a book for a scholar, but we can't all be scholars. Inscribed for Austin K. Gray by the author, A. Edward Newton, March 14, 1926." Well preserved copy.
Price: $ 65.00 other currencies Order nr. 11451

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Newton, A. Edward THE GREATEST BOOK IN THE WORLD AND OTHER PAPERS.
London John Lane, The Bodley Head (1926) 8vo. red cloth. xviii, 451 pages with a colored frontispiece and 78 other illustrations.
First English edition (Fleck A.11.D.1b). Some cover rubbing.
Price: $ 12.00 other currencies Order nr. 11456

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Newton, A. Edward THE GREATEST BOOK IN THE WORLD AND OTHER PAPERS.
Boston Little, Brown and Co. 1925 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label, top edge gilt, dust jacket xviii, 451 pages; colored frontispiece and 78 illustrations.
First trade edition, second issue with "The Autograph of Cruikshank" in the list of illustrations placed on page 334 (Fleck A.11.A.1b). Jacket worn with pieces missing.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 14836

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Newton, A. Edward THE GREATEST BOOK IN THE WORLD AND OTHER PAPERS.
Boston Little, Brown and Co. 1925 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label, top edge gilt. xviii, 451 pages; colored frontispiece and 78 illustrations.
First trade edition, second impression (Fleck A.11.A.1b). Identical to the first impression with the following exceptions: Four lines have been added to the copyright page giving the printing history of the book; the type damage on page 309 has been repaired. second issue with "The Autograph of Cruikshank" in the list of illustrations placed on page 334. Published in September. Covers rubbed.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 14837

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Newton, A. Edward THE GREATEST BOOK IN THE WORLD AND OTHER PAPERS.
Boston Little, Brown and Co. 1925 tall 8vo. green cloth-backed boards, paper spine label, embossed design on front cover, top edge gilt xvii, 451 pages.
First edition, one of the 450 signed and numbered copies (Fleck A.11.B.1). With a full page presentation on the front free endpaper "Dr. Lida O. Meredith has been spending of her hard earned money on this book - what shall I say of it? It is in my opinion the best of that series the writing of whcih gave the author a lost of pleasure. A. Edward Newton, 7 September 1938." Light soiling of covers.
Price: $ 125.00 other currencies Order nr. 14109

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