JOHANNSEN, Albert. The House of Beadle and Adams and Its Dime and Nickel Novels: The Story of a Vanished Literature. Item #1527
3 Volumes (original 2 volume set + supplement volume). 476, 443, 99 pp.; 4to; cloth with slipcase & cloth in dust jacket (supplement); reproductions; author photos. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1950 & 1962. First Edition. The first volume contains a history of the firm and bibliographical lists of its publications. The second provides biographical sketches of the authors, with specimens of their writing styles. Well indexed. Slipcase cracked and heavily taped along all edges; books about fine in fair case; supplement fine in very good jacket. |