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The Travel Tales of Mr. Joseph Jorkens: Available Copies
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The Travel Tales of Mr. Joseph Jorkens by Lord Dunsany
Hardcover
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Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons (1931)
Seller: Moe's Books (Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $75.00
Shipping: $5.50
TOTAL Cost: $80.50
Spine sunned.
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The Travel Tales of Mr. Joseph Jorkens by Dunsany, Lord
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons / The Knickerbocker Press, New York & London (1931)
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA) (St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $75.00
Shipping: $7.00
TOTAL Cost: $82.00
19.5 x 13 cm. 12mo. vii 304pp. Bound into tan cloth. A bit of scuffing to the top of the back cover boards. Some light soiling to front cover. Internally clean.
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The Travel Tales Of Mr. Joseph Jorkens by Plunkett, Edward (writing as Lord Dunsany)
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Putnam's [1931], New York (1931)
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A (Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $108.00
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $108.00
Bound in the publisher's original tan cloth with the front cover and spine stamped in black. A pocket has been removed from the rear pastedown endpaper and a bookplate has been removed from the front pastedown endpaper. Previously in a non-circulating library with an embossment on the title page.
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THE TRAVEL TALES OF MR JOSEPH JORKENS by Dunsany, Lord
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Putnam (1931)
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979 (ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $116.00
Shipping: $12.50
TOTAL Cost: $128.50
THE TRAVEL TALES OF MR JOSEPH JORKENS, Putnam, 1931, first English edition, a tight, bright, vg+ copy. Jorkens #1. (As new facsimile dust-wrapper is available for a modest fee. Please inquire if interested. Thank you).
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THE TRAVEL TALES OF MR JOSEPH JORKENS by Dunsany, Lord
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Putnam (1931)
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979 (ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $116.00
Shipping: $12.50
TOTAL Cost: $128.50
THE TRAVEL TALES OF MR JOSEPH JORKENS, Putnam, 1931 first American edition, some wear and rubbing to a small area at the top margin of the front cover, 3 of the 4 fore edge corner tips gently bumped, else vg in attractive dust-wrapper with some light wear and tear and some chipping, mostly to the dust-wrapper spine extremities. Jorkens #1.
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The Collected Jorkens Volume One [The Travel Tales of Mr. Joseph Jorkens and Jorkens Remembers Africa] by Joshi, S. T. (editor and introduction) ; Dunsany, Lord; Clarke, Arthur C (introduction) ;
Hardcover
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Publisher: Night Shade Books, San Francisco and Portland (2004)
Seller: Kuenzig Books ( ABAA / ILAB ) (Topsfield, MA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
Book Price: $193.00
Shipping: $4.99
TOTAL Cost: $197.99
First Edition. xxiv, 334 pages. 8vo. Publisher's brown boards with embossed black decorations. Original price sticker and ISBN code on rear panel. Lightly bumped head/tail spine, several small blemishes to the rear board. Boards. The first in a series of three volumes. Now quite desirable in the marketplace.
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The Collected Jorkens, Vol. 1: The Travel Tales of Mr. Joseph Jorkens and Jorkens Remembers Africa by Lord Dunsany & S. T. Joshi
Hardcover
ISBN: 9781892389558
Publisher: Night Shade Books (2005)
Seller: Salish Sea Books (Bellingham, WA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $224.95
Shipping: $3.99
TOTAL Cost: $228.94
Very Good; Hardcover; Light wear to the covers; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be stored and delivered in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); Reddish-brown covers with title in black lettering; 2005, Night Shade Books; 334 pages; "The Collected Jorkens, Vol. 1: The Travel Tales of Mr. Joseph Jorkens and Jorkens Remembers Africa," by Lord Dunsany & S. T. Joshi.
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The Collected Jorkens, Vol. 1: The Travel Tales of Mr. Joseph Jorkens and Jorkens Remembers Africa by Lord Dunsany; S. T. Joshi
Hardcover
ISBN: 9781892389558
Publisher: Night Shade (2004)
Seller: A Book Preserve (Columbus, OH, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Fine
Book Price: $245.00
Shipping: $3.75
TOTAL Cost: $248.75
First EdItion (stated). "The Collected Jorkens, Vol. 1: "The Travel Tales of Mr. Joseph Jorkens" and "Jorkens Remembers Africa," by Lord Dunsany & S. T. Joshi. San Francisco: Night Shade Books, 2004. 334 pp. Fine bonded leather hardcover. Ships fat with tracking.
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THE TRAVEL TALES OF MR. JOSEPH JORKENS by DUNSANY, LORD
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: NEW YORK NY PUTNAM'S SONS (G.P.) PUB 1931. (1931)
Seller: JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS (BURLINGTON, WI, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $275.00
Shipping: $5.50
TOTAL Cost: $280.50
VERY GOOD+ IN A VERY GOOD+ D.J. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION OF THE FIRST JORKENS BOOK GREEN CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH BLACK TITLES TO THE SPINE AND FRONT COVER. BOOK'S GREEN CLOTH HAS A BIT OF MODEST SPOTTING WITH ENDPAPERS AND FORE-EDGE OF THE TEXT BLOCK MODESTLY FOXED. D.J. IS WORN AT THE CORNERS WITH SHALLOW CHIPPING OF THE ENDS OF THE COLOR-FADED SPINE PANEL, MODERATE SOIL TO THE REAR PANEL, A FEW SHORT EDGE TEARS, AND IS PRICE CLIPPED. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.
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The Travel Tales of Mr. Joseph Jorkens by Lord Dunsany
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, NY (1931)
Seller: curtis paul books, inc. (Northridge, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $299.99
Shipping: $4.49
TOTAL Cost: $304.48
First Us edition hardcover. Tan cloth titled in black. Points lightly bumped, some insecting to block edge. Tight and square. The DJ in mylar is sunned to spine, nicked to spine ends, lightly edgeworn, creased to front panel. $2.00 flap price. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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