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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Dorgan, RIchard (illustrator). Pictorial boards, worn on edges. Lacking paper on spine. Some marginal soiling and a bit of foxing.
Published by FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY, 1918
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
HARD BACK BLUE. Condition: good. JACKET: TATTERED DJ. RICHARD DORGAN (illustrator). FIRST ED. General wear, rubbed extremities, clean, tight binding, previous owner signature, tanned dust jacket, bookplate front inner cover, dust jacket is in pieces, black & white illustrations DATE PUBLISHED: 1918 EDITION: FIRST ED 87.
Published by Kessinger Publishing, 2007
ISBN 10: 0548784264ISBN 13: 9780548784266
Seller: California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: New. Dorgan, Richard (illustrator).
Published by Amereon House, New York
Seller: Babushka Books & Framers, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 31 Illustrations By Richard Dorgan (illustrator). N.C. wYETH. Facsimle of the 1918 Frederick A. Stokes.
Published by Frederick A. Stokes, New York, 1918
Seller: Ocean Tango Books, North Hollywood, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 3rd Edition. First edition , third printing 1918 good condition hard cover. front endpaper removed , repaired hinges in a good dust jacket .front back panel at spine fold , now in plastic cover. A short tear at spine fold, nicks to edges , vintage owner name, tight binding clean pages gently read.
Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1918
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Small octavo hardcover with dustjacket. Blue text on tan spine. VG+/G. Interior clean,binding strong, age-toning to textblock, minor shelfwear to boards. Age-toning to dustjacket, back interior portion has detached, front interior portion has tear about halfway up along fold, PO's bookplate on front pastedown. Dustjacket in protective plastic sleeve. 87 pp. This book is part of the overstocked 15's, kept in Room X. 486178. FP New Rockville Stock.
Published by New York: Frederick A Stokes Company, 1918
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Poor copy with wear, tear and dust-dulling as with age; spine starting. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; 87 pages. Subjects; Biltmore Oswald. J. Thorne Smith, Jr. [author]. Richard Dorgan [illustrator]. 20th century fiction. 1 Kg.
Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, NY, 1919
Seller: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Richard Dorgan (illustrator). 1st Edition; 1st Printing. B&W Illustrations; This is a hardback book with illustrated covers (both front and rear). The book is in Very Good condition, and is lacking a dust jacket. The book covers have noticeable toning, especially to the spine ends and edges. The top front spine joint has a crack, about an inch down from the top edeg, that's visible but appears stable. There is some light bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though there is some light toning to the page edges, and spots of foxing throughout . Included are 31 black and white illustrations by Richard Dorgan. "He is remembered as the illustrator of Thorne Smith's first two novels, Biltmore Oswald (1918) and Out o' Luck (1919) , as well as for his work as a columnist for Photoplay Magazine and newspaper artist in the 1920s and '30s. " (From Wikipedia).
Published by Frederick A. Stokes, New York, 1918
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Small hardbound octavo. 87 pp. First printing of the author's first book. Neat offset to front endpaper else a clean very good copy in illustrated boards. Cartoon illustrations provided by Richard "Dick" Dorgan. Minor chipping and wear to spine tips. Lacking the uncommon dustwrapper.
Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1918
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Illustrated by Dorgan, Richard (illustrator). DJ is missing most of the spine and is now held together by a mylar cover. The remaining spine is browned. DJ has a slight diagonal crease to the front, tearing to the front flap fold, and overall edge wear. Spine of book has wear to the lower end and adjacent front edge, as well as a few water spots. Covers have wear to the lower outer corners, slight wear to upper outer corners. Something removed from the front endpaper, tape stains remain. ; Reprinted from The Broadside A Journal for The Naval Reserve Force.
Published by New York: Frederick A Stokes Company, 1918
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition
First Edition. Poor copy with wear, tear and dust-dulling as with age; spine starting. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; 87 pages. Subjects; Biltmore Oswald. J. Thorne Smith, Jr. [author]. Richard Dorgan [illustrator]. 20th century fiction. 1 Kg.
Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1918
Seller: Deja Vu Books, Poplar Grove, IL, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good. Richard "Dick" Dorgan (illustrator). 1st Edition. Pictorial hardcover binding square and tight with some rubbing along edges. Hinges good, interior pages yellowing, previous owner bookplate ffep. DJ lightly soiled but displays nicely in clean Brodart jacket. 87 pages. The haps and mishaps of a naval reservist who manages to see the ridiculous side of a serious situation - after four hours of duty on a sleet-driven post, he manages to say "Thank God there are no mosquitoes!" This is Thorne's first novel and is followed by Out o'Luck.
Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1918
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Richard Dorgan (illustrator). Format is approximately 5 inches by 7.75 inches. viii, 87, [1] pages. Name of previous owner written in ink on fep. Decorative front and back covers. Covers worn, soiled, edges rubbed and chipped. With 31 Illustrations in Black-and-White by Richard Dorgan. Includes Dedication: To my buddies, an unscrupulous, clamorous crew of pirates, as loyal and generous a lot as ever returned a borrowed dress jumper with dirty tapes; to numerous jimmy-legs and P. O,'s whose cantankerous tempers have furnished me with much material for this book; and also to a dog, an admirable dog whom I choose to call Mr. Fogerty, with apologies to this dog if in these pages his slave has unwittingly maligned his character or in any way cast suspicion or in any way cast suspicion upon his moral integrity. James Thorne Smith, Jr. (March 27, 1892 - June 20, 1934) was an American writer of humorous fiction under the byline Thorne Smith. He is best known today for the two Topper novels, comic fantasy fiction involving sex, much drinking and ghosts. With racy illustrations, these sold in the 1930s and were equally popular in paperbacks of the 1950s. Smith was born in Annapolis, Maryland, the son of a Navy commodore, and attended Dartmouth College. Following hungry years in Greenwich Village, working part-time as an advertising agent, Smith achieved meteoric success with the publication of Topper in 1926. Richard William Dorgan (September 24, 1892 - May 5, 1953) was an American cartoonist, writer, and illustrator. His first known published work appeared in The New York Call in 1913. A wide variety of his early work was published in The Broadside: A Journal for the Naval Reserve Force, 1918-1920. He is remembered as the illustrator of Thorne Smith's first two novels, Biltmore Oswald (1918) and Out o' Luck (1919), as well as for his work as a columnist for Photoplay Magazine and newspaper artist in the 1920s and '30s. During World War I, Dorgan was a Seaman Second Class in the U.S. Naval Reserve Force, stationed at Pelham Bay, New York. On his World War I draft registration card (dated June 5, 1917), Dorgan reported his occupation as "Cartoonist." Biltmore Oswald is the compilation of a weekly series that Thorne Smith wrote for the Naval Journal Broadside. It's the diary of Biltmore Oswald, a hapless naval recruit, and his day to day adventures during World War I. Oswald, a naive innocent, finds himself in many a compromising situation: Showering in the hotel room of the wife of a murderous, jealous man; observing French men greeting each other with kisses, and being pursued by beautiful women, much to the displeasure of his sweetie, Polly. This, as Thorne Smith's first attempt at writing, proved to be quite successful for its time, yielding a sequel, "Out 'o' Luck." Presumed first printing thus. Reprinted from The Broadside, A Journal for The Naval Reserve Force.
Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1918
Seller: Oshtemo Book Sellers, Chester, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Richard Dorgan (illustrator). 1st Edition. Book in fine condition, clean and square. A quirky book with humorous illustrations. This book does for the navy fledgling what " Dere Mable" does for the Army. jacket VG with a chip to spine top and soil and fading to spine and folds. There is a 1"x1/2" chip at top left at jacket rear panel. The (.75 cent) price is on the spine. the verso has been tape repaired and some of the repairs have bled o book cover at top rear. Very humorous and heartfelt dedication, " To my buddies, an unscrupulous, clamorous crew of pirates, as loyal and generous a lot as ever returned a borrowed dress jumper with dirty tapes; to numerous jimmy-legs and P.O.'s whose cantankerous tempers have furnished me with much material for this book; and also to a dog, and admirable dog whom I choose to call Mr. Fogerty, with apologies to this dog if in these pages his slave has unwittingly maligned his character or in any way cast suspicion upon his moral integrity. Size: 7.5x5.5.
Published by Frederick A. Stokes, New York, 1918
Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Illustrated by Richard Dorgan (illustrator). 1st edition. Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York:, 1918. First edition of the author's first book, with 31 Illustrations in Black and White by Richard Dorgan. 8vo in pictorial paper-covered boards, and matching dust jacket. 87 page Hardcover. A good copy with edge wear, dust soiling and spotting to the page edges , in a fair dust jacket with dust soiling small edge chips and edge tears as shown, long closed tear to rear panel, with old tape repair to the inside of the dust jacket. See Photos cel/aphE.
Published by Frederick A. Stokes, 1918
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dorgan, Richard (illustrator). 1st Edition. The first edition of this popular author's first book, published by Frederick A. Stokes in 1918. Richard Dorgan's dust jacket illustration is replicated on the front board. This is a near fine copy with a touch of wear to the off-white boards. The dust jacket has very shallow chipping to the base of the spine wrapping around a bit along the lower fore edge. There is a surface scrape to the front jacket over the ' hapless recruit's ' knee.
Published by Stokes, NY, 1918
Seller: HAVE BOOKS - WILL SELL, Wind Lake, WI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Dorgan, Richard (illustrator). First Edition. Full-bound pictorial boards, 31 b&w illustrations; mild wear and soiling at extremities, light rubbing rear board, tiny crack upper rear corner, 1/4 inch crack in lower front ledge, dj rear panel is gone and two large chunks are missing from spine, rear flap, front panel and flap are present and in good shape in protective Mylar cvrs.
Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1919
Seller: Deja Vu Books, Poplar Grove, IL, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Richard "Dick" Dorgan (illustrator). 1st Edition. Pictorial hardcover binding square and tight with some rubbing along edges. Tear top of spine, bumped corners. Hinges good, interior pages yellowing, rubbed spot ffep. DJ lightly soiled, chips, closed tears and wear along spine, large chip top of spine, but protected from further damage in clean Brodart jacket. 120 pages. Sequel to Thorne's first book Biltmore Oswald.
Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company [1918], New York, 1918
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Octavo (19.25cm.); original pictorial boards in matching cream dust jacket; viii,87pp.; illus. throughout. Some old spotting to upper jacket panel, a few tiny chips to extremities, small losses to spine ends, that at crown affecting text without loss of meaning, jacket and binding spines a bit toned, general wear to boards, else About Very Good overall. The author's first book, a collection of humor pieces regarding the Naval Reserve Force, all of which first appeared in the NRF's journal The Broadside.