WEST, Nathanael. Miss Lonelyhearts. FIRST EDITION, second issue. IN THE RARE TAN DUST JACKET.
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Jun 7, 2024
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Lot Description
WEST, Nathanael (1903-1940). Miss Lonelyhearts. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, [1933].
8vo. Original red cloth, spine lettered in black (slight staining); dust jacket (clipped, toned with the spine panel darkened, chipping with a few short tears including a 5-mm. loss at the head of spine with some cellotape repairs verso); modern slipcase.
FIRST EDITION, second issue, printed from the first issue plates. IN THE RARE TAN DUST JACKET PRINTED IN BLACK AND RED. After printing and shipping only 800 first issue copies of the intended 2,200, Liveright, Inc. went bankrupt and the printer refused to release the remaining 1,400 copies. Harcourt, Brace and Company took over publication and released this second issue in the same year with the bottom of the title-page replaced and without the notice of presswork on the copyright page. Connolly, The Modern Movement 76 ("one of the masterpieces of modern literature"); White 3. RARE: We trace no copies of this edition in this jacket to come up at auction according to online records.
Property from the Estate of David Green Jr.
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