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Seven Modern Comedies: Available Copies

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Seven Modern Comedies
    by Dunsany, Lord

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Putnam ()


    Seller: Wonder Book (Frederick, MD, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
    Book Price: $14.62
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    TOTAL Cost: $14.62

First edition copy. . Former Library book. (comedy, plays, theatre)

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Seven Modern Comedies
    by Lord Dunsany

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons (1928)


    Seller: A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst) (South Lyon, MI, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $13.00
    Shipping: $5.99
    TOTAL Cost: $18.99

Blue cloth covered boards with old titles; edges and covers worn and rubbed; 1/4" missing from crown; spine is darkened/discolored; 12mo, 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; no jacket. Bookplate on front pastedown; gift inscription on free front endpaper; gutter cracked at half title page; a few other gutter gaps; pages toned with some foxing; 126 pages.

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Seven Modern Comedies
    by Dunsany, Lord

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Putnam ()


    Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
    Book Price: $20.48
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    TOTAL Cost: $20.48

Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1

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Seven Modern Comedies
    by Dunsany, Lord

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Putnam (1929)


    Seller: A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst) (South Lyon, MI, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $14.50
    Shipping: $5.99
    TOTAL Cost: $20.49

New York, 1929; cloth covered boards; edge and corner wear; cover edges faded; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Previous owner's name on free front end paper; Interior is clean and unmarked; 204 pages

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SEVEN MODERN COMEDIES
    by Dunsany, Lord

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York (1929)


    Seller: Circle City Books (tucson, AZ, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $15.00
    Shipping: $5.75
    TOTAL Cost: $20.75

8vo; 204 pages; Very light rubbing and wear to covers.

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Seven Modern Comedies
    by Dunsany, Lord

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, NY (1929)


    Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop (Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
    Book Price: $15.00
    Shipping: $6.00
    TOTAL Cost: $21.00

Includes: Atlanta in Wimbledon, The Raffle, The Journey of the Soul, In Holy Russia, His Sainted Grandmother, The Hopeless Passion of Mr. Bunyon, The Jest of Hahalaba. Faded and slightly soiled with spotting to spine. Bookstore label to inside front cover DATE PUBLISHED: 1929 EDITION: 204

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Seven Modern Comedies
    by Dunsany, Lord

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons ()


    Seller: Book Alley (Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $20.00
    Shipping: $6.00
    TOTAL Cost: $26.00

2nd Editionoctavo; 126pp; Very Good gilt-stamped blue cloth; book shows sunning & rubbing with lightly softened corners and spine ends show shallow fraying and rubbing; else clean tight copyHardcover

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Seven Modern Comedies
    by Lord Dunsany

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: New York & London: G. P. Putnam's Sons (1929)


    Seller: Betterbks/ COSMOPOLITAN BOOK SHOP (Burbank, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $25.00
    Shipping: $4.99
    TOTAL Cost: $29.99

1st American edition. The seven plays are: -The Raffle -Atalanta in Wimbledon -The Hopeless Passion of Mr. Bunyon -His Sainted Grandmother -In Holy Russia -The Journey of the Soul -The Jest of Hahalaba Small octavo. Condition: DJ nicked, chipped & toned; slight wear to volume; else very good in fair DJ. Pages: v, 204.

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Seven Modern Comedies
    by Lord Dunsany

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons (1928)


    Seller: Teppa Books (Tonbridge, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $15.60
    Shipping: $15.27
    TOTAL Cost: $30.87

1928 hardcover second printing. Good condition, no dust jacket. Some signs of wear on the spine but all pages are intact and easily readable. Weight 0.3kg. Please Note That International Orders Are Fulfilled By Airmail And This Means We Will Quote For This When An Order Is Placed, Please Contact Us If You Need To Know. We Pass Postage On At Cost.

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Seven Modern Comedies
    by Dunsany, Lord

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: G.P. Putnam's, London (1928)


    Seller: Ken Saunders (Stirling, ON, Canada)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $15.22
    Shipping: $18.90
    TOTAL Cost: $34.12

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Seven Modern Comedies
    by DUNSANY, Lord

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York (1929)


    Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $30.00
    Shipping: $6.00
    TOTAL Cost: $36.00

First U.S. edition. Hardcover. A collection that includes: "Atalanta in Wimbledon," "The Raffle," "The Journey of the Soul," "In Holy Russia," His Sainted Grandmother," "The Hopeless Passion of Mr. Bunyon" and "The Jest of Hahalaba." A very good plus copy with some minor wear to the edges a little chipping to paper at the the base of the spine and a little soiling to the boards. Still, a very presentable copy.

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Seven Modern Comedies
    by Dunsany, Lord

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: London; G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1928, 2nd edition, , (1928)


    Seller: BRIMSTONES (Lewes, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $13.00
    Shipping: $28.40
    TOTAL Cost: $41.40

hardback, 8vo, 126pp, foxing on page edges, otherwise clean and sound, no inscriptions, blue cloth gilt, Very Good condition / no dustwrapper

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Seven Modern Comedies
    by Dunsany, Lord

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons (1929)


    Seller: Bibliodisia Books, IOBA, MWABA (Chicago, IL, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $37.00
    Shipping: $6.00
    TOTAL Cost: $43.00

Tiny chip to label on spine not affecting text, else a near fine copy. P/o name on endpaper and no other markings. In an archival Mylar jacket.

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Seven Modern Comedies
    by Dunsany, Lord

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Putnam ()


    Seller: Kennys Bookstore (Olney, MD, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $33.29
    Shipping: $10.50
    TOTAL Cost: $43.79

1929. Repaired Binding. Hardcover. 8vo. Good clean copy. First edition. some edges roughly cut. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Seven Modern Comedies
    by Dunsany, Lord

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Putnam (1929)


    Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd. (Galway, GY, Ireland)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $33.35
    Shipping: $11.33
    TOTAL Cost: $44.68

1929. Repaired Binding. Hardcover. 8vo. Good clean copy. First edition. some edges roughly cut. . . . .

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Seven Modern Comedies
    by Lord Dunsany

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, London (1928)


    Seller: North Books: Used & Rare (St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $45.00
    Shipping: Free!
    TOTAL Cost: $45.00

First Edition, First Printing: Limited to 250 numbered copies of which this is No. 239. 5.25 x 7.75in. 126pp. Publisher's cloth boards with gilt titling. The engraved bookplate of Scott Cunningham on the front paste-down. FINE. Flawless. As pictured.

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SEVEN MODERN COMEDIES
    by Dunsany, Lord

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, NY (1929)


    Seller: Riverow Bookshop (Owego, NY, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $40.00
    Shipping: $5.75
    TOTAL Cost: $45.75

New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Good plus condition-DJ tattered, pieces missing/Dust Jacket. 1929. First American Edition. 8vo., 204 pp. . Good plus condition-DJ tattered, pieces missing/Dust Jacket

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Seven Modern Comedies
    by Dunsany, Lord (Edward Plunkett)

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Putnam, London (1928)


    Seller: Peruse the Stacks (Gig Harbor, WA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $45.00
    Shipping: $5.00
    TOTAL Cost: $50.00

Limited edition of 250 copies. Very good with owner's names on FFEP and front pastedown. Bookstore sticker rear pastedown. Some foxing to page block edge, else clean and tight.

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Seven Modern Comedies
    by Lord Dunsany

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons (1929)


    Seller: Hay-on-Wye Booksellers (Hay-on-Wye, HEREF, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $26.00
    Shipping: $25.25
    TOTAL Cost: $51.25

No dustjacket. Part of dustjacket spine has been glued to spine of cover. Marks/fading/scratches to cover & bumps/scuffs to edges. Inscription & picture stuck inside front cover. Tanning/some marks to pages. Content good.

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Seven Modern Comedies
    by Dunsany, Lord (Edward Plunkett)

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York & London (1929)


    Seller: Quercus Rare Books (Chico, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $45.00
    Shipping: $10.00
    TOTAL Cost: $55.00

New York & London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1929. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First American Edition (stated); there was a limited edition issued in England in the prior year. Light pink paper-covered boards with a black cloth spine; titling on the front cover in black. The spine features a full-length paper label with black titling. Clean text; v, 204 pages. The plays included are "Atalanta in Wimbleton," "The Raffle," "The Journey of the Soul," "In Holy Russia," "His Sainted Grandmother," "The Hopeless Passion of Mr. Bunyon," and "The Jest of Hahalaba." Mildly rubbed around the margins; the spine label has a bit of minor edgewear and a small stain. No dustjacket. A solid copy. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Seven Modern Comedies
    by Dunsany, Lord

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: G.P. PUTNAM, NY (1928)


    Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop (Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $50.00
    Shipping: $6.00
    TOTAL Cost: $56.00

Dj is torn at spine & edges, chipped/creased edges, rubbed, tanned and soiiled. Light shelf wear, and lightly tanned edges. DATE PUBLISHED: 1928 EDITION: 126

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SEVEN MODERN COMEDIES.
    by DUNSANY, Lord.

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, London & New York (1928)


    Seller: Thompson Rare Books - ABAC / ILAB (Hornby Island, BC, Canada)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $40.00
    Shipping: $25.00
    TOTAL Cost: $65.00

First edition. Octavo. Tan cloth with gilt titles to front cover and spine. 126 pages. Chiswick Press printer's device on page facing 126. Issued in an edition limited to 250 numbered copies, of which this is copy number 145. Some darkening to cloth, principally on spine panel, small stain on front cover near spine; a very good, clean copy with unopened pages throughout. Joshi & Schweitzer 1A.46.a.1.

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Seven Modern Comedies [Limited Edition]
    by DUNSANY, Lord

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons [1928], London (1928)


    Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA (Winchester, VA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $66.00
    Shipping: $6.00
    TOTAL Cost: $72.00

Limited to 250 copies of which this is no. 155. Small octavo (19.5cm.); original tan cloth, upper cover and spine lettered in gilt; 126pp. Light shelf wear, faint gluestains to front pastedown from previously removed bookplate, some internal foxing, else Very Good and sound, partially unopened. JOSHI & SCHWEITZER A46a.1.

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Seven Modern Comedies
    by Lord Dunsany

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Putnam, New York (1929)


    Seller: Bud Plant & Hutchison Books (Cedar Ridge, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
    Book Price: $75.00
    Shipping: $4.99
    TOTAL Cost: $79.99

1st ptg., 8vo, black cloth over pale rose boards printed in black. Includes "Atalanta in Wimbledon", "The Raffle", "The Journey of the Soul", "In Holy Russia", "His Sainted Grandmother", "The Hopeless Passion of Mr. Bunyon", and "The Jest of Hahalaba." A fine, crisp copy without dj.

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Seven Modern Comedies
    by DUNSANY, Lord

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York (1929)


    Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Fine
    Book Price: $100.00
    Shipping: $5.50
    TOTAL Cost: $105.50

First American trade edition. Octavo. 204pp. Fine copy in near fine dust jacket with spine sunned, touch of wear at the crown and long streak on the front panel.

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Seven Modern Comedies
    by Dunsany, Lord

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, London (1928)


    Seller: Top Edge Gilt (Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
    Book Price: $130.00
    Shipping: $6.00
    TOTAL Cost: $136.00

First published September 1928. 250 copies only of the edition have been printed, each copy numbered. This is No. 222. Tan cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Mylar cover. Near fine condition with light wear to ends of spine and toning to pages. Binding is tight and text is clean. 1st Printing 1st Printing 1st Printing 1st Printing 1st Printing 1st Printing

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