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Title: Lot of 177 volumes - 1920 to 1930's titles with artistic and Art Deco dust jacket covers Author: ** Place: Various places Publisher: Date: Various dates Description: Some of the highlights include: Crowell, Liquor, Loot and Ladies, 1930; Dawson, The Auctioning of Mary Angel, 1930; Poole, The Car of Croesus, 1930; Fabian, Unforbidden Fruit, [1928]; Anita Loos, "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," later printing, [1926]; Spencer, Gallows' Orchard (3 copies), [1930]; Down Yonder with Judge Priest and Irvin S. Cobb, 1932; Kaus, Dark Angel, 1934; Zamacois, Roots, 1929; Bailey, Silver Slippers, [1928]; Buchan, Mr. Standfast, 1928; Campbell, Black Sadie, 1928; Young, The Torches Flare, 1928; Graham, Kings Back to Back: Whitey the Irrepressible Infests Europe [and] Only Human, both: Vanguard Press, 1932; Clarke, Sea Air; Hurst, Mannequin, 1926; Stern, Debonair, 1928; Irwin, The House that Shadows Built, 1928; Carco, The Romance of Villon, 1927; Diehl, The Sardonic Smile, 1926; titles by Hugh Walpole, such as: Rogue Herries, 1930, Above the Dark Tumult, 1931; Fisher, To the Sun, 1929; Overland, Young Man of Greenwich Village, [1937]; Foster, Forgive Adam, (signed by author), 1935; Clarence Day, After All, 1936; Allen, Action at Aquila, [1938]; Conner, Time to Kill, 1936; Liscomb, The Prince of Washington Square, 1925; Beresford, Love's Illusion, 1930; Jenkins, Fresh Furrow, (signed by author), 1936; Drake, Big Flight, 1934; Gene Fowler, Illusion in Java, [1939]; Leslie Ford Road to Folly; Overton, American Nights Entertainment (2 copies), [1923] and Cargoes for Crusoes, [1924]; Gorki, Bystander, [1930]; Hoover, The Challenge to Liberty, 1st Ed., 1934; Gotham Life: Official Metropolitan Guide, Daily Bus and Airplane Schedules, wrappers, 1929; Asbury, Up From Methodism (2 copies), 1926; Kathleen Norris, Noon, 1925; Broun, The Boy Grew Older, 1922; James Whitcomb Riley, Songs of Friendship, [1921]; Glenn, Heat, 1926; Macaulay, The Shadow Flies, 1932; Green, Love Letters of an Interior Decorator: Romantic Outbursts of a Bootlegger (2 copies), 1929; Leacock, Short Circuits, 1928; Burr, Marble and Mud, (inscribed by author), 1935; Brush, Young Man of Manhattan, 1930; Robert Benchley, Love Conquers All, 1922; Bentley, A Modern Tragedy, (jacket cover by Artzybasheff), 1934; John Galsworthy, The White Monkey, [1924]; H.G. Wells, The Autocracy of Mr. Parham, 1930; George, The Triumph of Gallio, 1924; Gibbs, Enter the Greek, 1928; Lorimer, Stag Line, 1934; etc, &c. * Plus, 3 reference books of the era: Jenkins, The Thirties, [1976]; Greenfeld, F. Scott Fitzgerald, [1974]; and Heller & Chwast, Jackets Required: An Illustrated History of American Book Jacket Design, 1920-1950, wrappers, [1995]. Together, approximately 177 volumes. Mostly 8vo. Cloth and/or boards, jackets. Mostly First Editions, some are early but later printings. A complete list is available upon request. "At once seductive, informative, and ephemeral, a book jacket is designed to evoke--and promote--the contents of a book. During the 1920's, 30's...book jackets emerged as one of America's most vital graphic media, showcasing the talent of America's most exciting illustrators and designers...The evolution of the book jacket during this period coincided with the Art Deco era and the commercialization of modern art as a universal graphic style..." - from Heller & Chwast's "Jackets Required" front inside flap blurb. Many of the books here in this collection are represented in "Jackets Required." Lot Amendments Condition: Quite a few jackets with short tears and chips to edges, many are price clipped; mild rubbing and edge wear overall, other light wear, some with previous owner's signature and/or bookplates; mostly very good or better in like jackets, with clean and attractively bright cover illustrations. Sold as is. Additional shipping charges will apply. Item number: 153280