New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1929. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 353 pages. 8vo, orange-lettered dark blue boards, spine a bit faded. New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, (1929). A very good copy. More
New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1929. Frontis and other b/w photographs. 353 pages. 8vo, dark blue boards. New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, (1929). First edition. A very good copy--boards scuffed, sunning to spine, a touch of foxing and creasing to title page. More
Thanks for the note. I'm actually in NY for a few days and was hoping to get there but have to head back tomorrow. I've been stopping by the Argosy for over 60 years starting when my mother would take me there after shopping at Bloomingdale's and lunch at a long gone restaurant on the east side of Lexington between 58th and 59th that was torn down to make way for Alexander's department store; that is gone too, of course.
I usually receive my packages as soon as delivered. However, this one had quite a night outside in a snow storm. Thanks to the extra care in packaging and double layer of wrapping cardboard and plastic bag, the book survived in pristine condition.... It sat in a three foot snow drift pounded by snow plows, in minus 25Temps overnight and was discovered this afternoon, the top of the package peeking out of the drift. If not for the attention to packaging and packing materials, this book would have been destroyed. Please let the people who package our treasures know that they make a difference. Whether in person or mail order, you folks rock. Best wishes from the (damned) frozen Adirondacks...