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The White Robe: Available Copies

Limited first edition. Unpaged - 95 pages. Hardcover: H 28.75cm x L 19.25cm. Lacks slipcase. No dust jacket. Leather spine mostly perished with only worn bottom third partially present; several dark ink stains to remnant spine leather and overlapping joint leather; wood grain pattered boards with wear along beveled edges particularly at corners. Deckle edges. Past owner's personal name/address label affixed at front pastedown's center top; a few minor spots of soiling to interior pages. Text block binding is firm. Only a good copy at best. Publisher's limitation statement on half-title verso: "Of this volume . . . 3290 copies have been printed from type in October, 1928, of which 3250 are for sale, and the type has been destroyed."

Limited edition of 3290 copies. Leather spine faded & rubbed. Wear to boards of corners, edges & cover. Includes shelf worn slip case.

First edition. Good in good dustwrapper. One of 3, 290 copies. Spine is worn. Comes in a slipcase.

1928. Hardback. 3,250 copies made available for sale in October 1928. Fine in fine quarter leather over woodgrain effect boards. Boards showing a little age and wear. Hand-made paper, uncut edges. A fine copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Edition limited to 3290 copies. In wood-effect boards with leather spine; illustrations by Robert E Locher. Small bookshop label on back pastedown; thick creamy paper, with watermark, & untrimmed edges; nice type-face. Leather on spine back-strip darkened & brittle, with some surface loss

James Branch Cabell. The White Robe A Saint's Summary. NY: Robert M. McBride & Company, October 1928, limited 1st. edition, 1st. printing, unpaginated (95 pp). *** One of 3,250 copies for sale to the public. A horror story about a werewolf. The "horror" is conceptual in nature, as would be seen by a neutral, uninvolved observer. Cabell produced escapist literature using magic, myth, and supernatural elements, adding satire and irony. It appears he found much of his material from researching historical documents. Eight (8) full-page illustrations by Robert E. Locher. Included is original slip case. This book is in my inventory and the images are of this particular item. *** Faux wood paper boards with beveled edges, brown leather spine with gilt lettering. Rough cut page edges, some still unopened. Covers clean with very light rubbing along joints, spine ends worn. Contents clean and complete in solid binding. Slip case covered with faux wood paper that has faded some, basically clean with minor discoloration near edges, some chipping along seams, case still intact but somewhat fragile. *** 11.75 inches tall by 8 inches. 7/10/2016 NBA $6.88 # 4109

General shelf wear, spine chipping, Nd our bookplate on inner board. DATE PUBLISHED: 1928 EDITION:

An attractive book, very clean pages, covers but with a lot o rubbing to the spine; 9.13 X 6.57 X 1.11 inches; 96 pages; Beautiful b/w illusrations by Robert Locher

Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1928 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 102 Language: English Pages: 102

Limited Edition. Super Octavo. In slipcase. Half binding with leather spine and hardcover paper designed to appear as wood. Stamped, gilt lettering to spine. Limited copy. Illustrations by Robert E. Locher. Very Good. Some rubbing to spine leather.

Nonpaginated. Hardcover. Untrimmed pages. Gilt title on spine. B/w illustrations throughout, illustrated by Robert E. Locher. Covers decorated to look like wood. In protective decorative slipcase, Excellent condition, just spine slightly faded. from shelf wear. Still quite bright and clean inside. Record # 30652

"Of this volume The White Robe, 3290 copies have been printed from type in October, 1928, of which 3250 are for sale, and the type has been destroyed." Leather-backed faux wooden boards. Illustrations by Robert E. Locher. Designed by William Dana Orcutt and printed on Italian hand-made Fabriano paper. Two color title page. With eight full-page drawings by Robert Locher. Sunning to the spine as usual otherwise a fine copy. Clean and bright with crisp text. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

1928. Hardback. 3,250 copies made available for sale in October 1928. Fine in fine quarter leather over woodgrain effect boards. Boards showing a little age and wear. Hand-made paper, uncut edges. A fine copy. . . . .

4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (thin). Exceptionally nice copy. Bound in half brown calf over light brown wood-patterned boards, gilt-stamped spine, plain endpapers, all edges untrimmed, in publisher's matching wood-patterned heavy stock cardboard slipcase (slight sunning to spine; slipcase has slight wear and a hint of cracking). [95] pages (including plates; unpaginated). Story of the 'blessed Odo', who progresses from the secular state of a shepherd through various stages of sanctity prior to his consecration as a bishop. One of 3290 copies (the entire edition, of which 3250 were for sale; this copy is unnumbered), designed by William Dana Orcutt, printed on Italian handmade Fabriano Mills paper, with typography, presswork and binding by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Massachusetts, October, 1928, under Orcutt's supervision. Locher, Robert E. (illustrator); 8 b/w illustrations; Decorative title Page (red/black).

one of 3290 copies, leather spine with pressed gilt lettering, faux wood beveled covers, matching slipcase scuffed and rubbed, as is leather spine. Internals fine.

Unpaginated, 3290 copies were printed of which 3250 are for sale and the type has been destroyed. This one is unnumbered. The cover is a modern adaptation of the Medieval leather and oaken-board binding. Designed by William Dana Orcutt. Illustrated by Robert E. Locher. Some wear along the spine. Picture.

Tall 8vo. Unpaginated. Illustrations by Robert E. Locher. Cloth backed papered boards, very good copy in worn slipcase. (49530).

Unpaginated, illustrated in b&w by Robert E. Locher. Limited to 3290 copies. Paper-covered boards with a wood pattern, maroon cloth spine, printed on handmade paper, designed by William Dana Orcutt. Record # 405181

Limited edition. Very good. Limited to 3,290 copies. Boxed. Italian hand-made paper. Typography by William Dana Orcutt. Leather backstrip rubbed. Box worn, but serviceable. Most pages are uncut. (loc 180)

Illus. by Robert E. Locher, 11.25 x 7.75", leather backed boards, unpaginted, covers a little rubbed, corners bumped and worn, spine sunned else a nice copy in a worn slipcase. LIMITED TO 3290 COPIES. Decorative binding.

Book with wood-textured boards and leather spine. Some rubbing on spine, clean and excellent inside. One small label from previous seller on inside back cover. Slipcase worn along edges, chipped on corners with some splitting on bottom edge.

One of 3290 copies on Italian handmade paper. Untrimmed pages, leather spine is rubbed, otherwise a clean, very good copy in a chipped slipcase.

CABELL, James Branch. The White Robe, a Saint's Summary. 4to. Orig. calf-backed oaken boards. N.Y.: McBride, [1928]. First edition. Boxed. Fine.

Limited Edition. One of 3290 copies. Original quarter brown calf leather binding with wood-grain patterned cover. Same wood-grain pattern on the slipcase. The slipcase is lacking it top and is heavily worn & soiled. The Book has light wear to the spine. No previous owner's names, not exlibrary. Overall a VERY GOOD book in a poor slipcase. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

A beautifully produced book featuring a tale by American writer, James Branch Cabell (1879-1958), primarily a writer of fantasy fiction. This story has religious themes. The White Robe; A Saint's Summary, by James Branch Cabell. With Illustrations by Robert E. Locher. Published by Robert McBride & Company, New York. Printed in the USA in October, 1928. Limited edition of 3,290 copies (of which 3,250 were for sale). A very good copy of this attractive hardback, designed by William Dana Orcutt, and manufactured by the Plimpton Press, Norwoods, Massachusetts, under his personal supervision. The cover is a modern adaptation of Medieval leather and oaken/board binding. The spine is in brown leather and the covers have a simulated wood effect. Covers with some wear to boards and the spine leather is rubbed and worn. Gilt title to spine. Printed on a high quality hand-made Italian paper from Fabriano Mills. The fore-edge and lower edge are rough-cut as issued. Bookplate of Antony Charles Thomas to first pastedown. He was a British Historian, archaeologist and Professor of Cornish at Exeter University. His armorial bookplate features a Cornish motto which translates as 'Your Duty is not to be taken lightly'. Text is bright and clean throughout and presents very well. There are 8 lovely full page plates (all as called for). Text in English. Pages unnumbered, but there are 92 pages we believe. Dimensions: approximately 288mm high x 199mm wide x 18mm deep. Weight: Approximately 325g (unpacked). More photos on request.

Edition limited to 3290 copies, small folio, unpaginated; 8 full-page illustrations; title page printed in red and black; original brown leather backed wood-grained paper-covered boards, publisher's slipcase; fine copy.

London: The Bodley Head, (1928). Sm. 4to. Orig. qtr. calf and paper over oak panels (spine and extremities slightly worn). (80pp.). With 8 full-page plates by Robert E. Locher. Title-page printed in red/black. A lim. ed. printed on Italian hand-made paper. Untrimmed.

London: The Bodley Head, (1928). Sm. 4to. Orig. qtr. calf and paper over oak panels (spine and extremities slightly worn). (80pp.). With 8 full-page plates by Robert E. Locher. Title-page printed in red/black. A lim. ed. of 200 copies printed on Italian hand-made paper, this being No. 152. Untrimmed.

(1928) Of this volume 'The White Robe". 200 copies have been printed from type in October, 1928, for sale in England and the type has been destroyed, of which this is number 63. Illustrated by Robert E. Locher. Designed By William Dana Orcutt. Cover is a modern adaptation of medieval leather and oaken-board binding. gilt lettering covering in one piece, gilt letters. In a paper covered slipcase printed to imitate wood. Spine is rubbed. but still Handsome. Picture

Very good hardcover 1928, leatherbound spine rebacked, beautiful condition, illustrated Limited edition 1/3290 copies