Smith henry justin (55 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

hardcover. Zustand: good. 508 pages. Thick 8vo, reddish cloth. New York: Blue Ribbon, (1929). Reprint. A good copy with cloth worn at ends.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. 8vo, 281 pages, tawny cloth a bit soiled "By any standards, Smith is one of the more important figures in the history of Chicago journalism and literature. . POOR DEVIL . is the story of Bruce Warren who brings his bride from a small town to Chicago. He is, in the words of a reviewer, one of thousands of 'poor devils for whom life will never hold anything but a calendar of petty problems with here and there a red-letter disaster.' The best part of the novel tells of Warren's work for 'Faith Publishing Company' and one Gowdy, its chief. Gowdy plagiarizes, and his company publishes, those flimsy tracts of faith, good hope and presumed knowledge which attracts the gullible and unthinking." - CHICAGO IN STORY, p.181.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Special Edition. Good + / --. Special Edition limited to 2000 copies (this is copy 1065) signed by the author. Contains Deadlines (232pp) and Josslyn (251p) B/w frontispiece and) other b/w illustrations. Foreword and notes by the Partners (Christopher Sanford and Owen Rutter) Black titles to spine and upper cover on pale blue cloth boards. Binding is firm and tight. Spine is darkened and slightly scuffed with wear to the spine ends. Wear to cover edges and tanning to page edges.Gift inscription opposite title page. Not ex-library.…

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

hardcover. Zustand: Very good. first edition. Octavo, green cloth covers with gilt titles, 252 pages. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. Spine titles a bit dulled, else very good. No dust jacket. Henry Justin Smith was managing editor of the Chicago Daily News for many years and hired many writers such as Ben Hecht, Carl Sandburg, Robert Casey, and Sterling North who went on to establish literary careers. Smith himself wrote non fiction about Chicago journalism, and novels featuring Chicago. "Josselyn" is such a novel. "Although his adopted city (Josslyn is from a Chicago suburb) becomes ugly and foul, Josslyn sees it always through the eyes of an idealist." --Chicago in Story by Clarence A. Andrews, p. 181. Studio.…

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. 8vo, 252 pages, green cloth, spine titling dulled. Presentation Copy inscribed by Smith to Marion W, "With thanks for the / many kindnesses shown to / Katherine and me". Laid in is an obituary of Smith "By any standards, Smith is one of the more important figures in the history of Chicago journalism and literature. . " the title fits the hero of this novel perfectly. Although his adopted city (Josslyn is from a Chicago suburb) become ugly and foul, Josslyn sees it always through the eyes of an idealist. Later in Paris, he weighs his religious and aesthetic values and Chicago as well against Europe." [ Chicago In Story, p.181 ].…

stapled wrappers. Zustand: Fine. First edition. 12mo, 92 pages, blue wrappers Smith was the Managing Editor of the Chicago Daily News, and a legend himself. These are three of his Addresses.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Good clean unmarked copy. Book is not autographed or signed. This book shows minimal sign of wear to the cover, binding, or pages. No dust jacket included with this book. This copy is the First Edition of the published work. This copy is the First Printing of the published work. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Limited Edition. 8vo, 233, 250, [i] pages, blue cloth, cover spotted. This is Copy Number 3 of this combined Special Edition. It is inscribed by Smith to Marion & Joy W, "and many happy / returns - from Europe! / June 19/34". Laid in is an obituary of Smith "By any standards, Smith is one of the more important figures in the history of Chicago journalism and literature. . " the title fits the hero of this novel perfectly. Although his adopted city (Josslyn is from a Chicago suburb) become ugly and foul, Josslyn sees it always through the eyes of an idealist. Later in Paris, he weighs his religious and aesthetic values and Chicago as well against Europe." [ Chicago In Story, p.181 ]. HOWEVER, this edition has a new, one-page Footnote. Josslyn also appears in DEADLINES "a fictional series of sketches of life in the big city newsroom." [ Chicago In Story, p.181 ]. So it goes, the dim procession of the days and nights, illumined by great flares from the world beyond. The presses roar endlessly, in time with the eternity of the news." Those are the final lines of this book, ironically, soon to be dead lines. They are followed by the coda: "The End". One character was inspired by Carl Sandburg, the "young-man-going-somewhere".…

unknown_binding. Zustand: Good.