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First edition

The Story of Siegfried

James Baldwin
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. First edition.
$35One copy · this copy
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Very Good
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What we checked, and where to see itRCB-0bca382cda35 · 10 photographs of this copy
✓
Charles Scribner's Sons imprint, New York/London, on title page
examined on the copy in hand
✓
Pictures by Peter Hurd (this illustrated edition first appeared 1931)
examined on the copy in hand
✓
Copyright line: 1882, 1888, 1931 by Scribner's; 1910 by James Baldwin
examined on the copy in hand
✓
Scribner seal/colophon at foot of copyright page
examined on the copy in hand
✓
No number line and no visible 'A' first-printing designation
examined on the copy in hand
Flaws, each one named
1
Rubbing and edge wear to pictorial paste-on cover label
see it — photograph 1
2
Chipping/fraying at head and tail of spine
see it — photograph 2
3
Label loss/abrasion at top edge of front board
see it — photograph 1
4
Scuffing and light soiling to black rear board
see it — photograph 3
5
6
Handwritten ownership inscription on dedication leaf
see it — photograph 7
This copy
First edition

What a true first shows: The Peter Hurd-illustrated edition was first published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1931 (copyright dates 1882/1888/1931 by Scribner's, 1910 by Baldwin). Scribner's of this era commonly marked first printings with a capital 'A' on the copyright page; a first printing would show that mark. No 'A' is visible here, and Scribner used no number line, so the first-printing status cannot be confirmed from what is shown.

Photographs show the exact copy you will receive. Every flaw we found is listed above; if we missed one, the return is on us.