Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Published privately, New York
Date Published: 1942
Description: Very Good. 188 p. port. 24 cm. Condensation and revision of letters by the author regarding his monthly selection of the outstanding article to be published in the American weekly. cf. Foreword read more
Edition: First edition thus
Binding: Hardcover--cloth
Publisher: Private Printing,, New York, New York:
Date Published: 1942.
Description: Very Good. Octavo 9 1/2" tall, 188 pages, blue cloth, b&w photograph of author. A very good, clean, hardcover edition with minor shelf wear, slight cant to spine, a front free endpaper neatly removed, hinges and binding solid, paper cream white. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Published privately, New York
Date Published: 1942
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. Binding is solid, no torn pages, a couple of finger prints on a few pages, but not bad. 188 p. port. 24 cm. Includes Portraits. Condensation and revision of letters by the author regarding his monthly selection of the outstanding article to be published in the American weekly. cf. Foreword read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Published Privately, New York
Date Published: 1942
Description: Good. No Jacket. Privately Printed Smudging on a couple of the pages, otherwise unmarked and no tears. Binding is tight. Yellowing of pages due to age. Couple of marks on the back cover. read more
Description: 1942. Pub privately. NY. Merritt was the editor for The American Weekly. Black cloth hardcover. 188 pages. Corners very lightly bumped. Otherwise in very good condition. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: PUBLISHED PRIVATELY
Date Published: 1942
Description: Great Condition. Great Condition, Tight binding, text is unmarked and clean except for discoloration on pages 88-89, cover and spine in Great Condition, front endpages have insert pasted in. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: Published privately,
Date Published: 1942
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1-2] 3-188 [189-192: blank] [note: first and last two leaves are blanks], inserted frontispiece (photographic portrait of Merritt), cloth. First edition. Merritt writes about the articles published in THE AMERICAN WEEKLY he found most interesting due to subject matter or obstacles overcome to get the story. Apparently, this book was produced to promote the magazine to potential advertisers. A very good copy without dust jacket as issued. (#85875) read more
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Date Published: 1942
Description: Near Fine with no dust jacket. 8vo; 188 pages; No jacket as issued. Just a bit of wear to covers. Presentation card from the publisher is laid in. No frontispiece insert. read more
Description: Merritt, Abraham., Privately Printed (New York), 1942, c1942, 1st Edition, boards, vg (no dj), 188 pp, tall 8vo. "...a vivid picture of the editorial mind in action" read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York
Date Published: 1942-01-01
Description: Good. In stock and available for immediate shipment. Complimentary upgrade to priority shipping (choose standard shipping at checkout). Out of print and limited availability. Photo shown in listing is an unretouched picture of this book. Not ex-library. No remainder mark. Pages clean, white, and tight with no highlighting, underlining, or marginalia. No dust jacket as issued. Decorative blue leather-look boards with gold-colored printing have light edge and shelf wear. Bottom corners slightly ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: NY: Published Privately, 1942
Description: Hard Cover. Very Good +. First Edition. Signed by Author. Signed by Merrit and inscribed as follows: "To Mary Graedinger-Not much like my old Argosy stories but hope you'll like it. Sincerely, A. Me rritt. " Signatures of Merritt are extremely rare. This book was published in 1942 just prior to Merritt's death on August 21, 1943. Under Merritt's editorship THE AMERICAN WEEKLY reached the staggerin g circulation level of 7, 500, 000 (in 1943! ! ). The book is a series of 18 chapters by Merritt ... read more
Edition: First
Publisher: Privately Published, New York
Date Published: 1942
Description: First edition. One corner lightly bumped else very near fine without dustwrapper as issued. Pieces from The American Weekly, of which Merritt was editor. Very nicely Inscribed by Merritt, with a postscript which is also initialed by him. Merritt's autograph is uncommon. read more
Description: Good. Publisher: Privately PrintedDate of Publication: 1942Binding: Hard CoverCondition: Good/No JacketDescription: 9.5 In. Light wear; foxing on end papers, edges tanned; bookplate on front endpaper. Case histories of how articles were chosen for The American Weekly. read more
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