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(Thurber, James). Bowden, Edwin T. JAMES THURBER: A BIBLIOGRAPHY. (Columbus, OH): Ohio State University Press, (1968). - Octavo, dark blue cloth titled in gilt, in dw. The dw front panel is slightly soiled. x, [ii] & 353 pp. Near fine. Price: 30.00 USD
Thurber, James. FURTHER FABLES FOR OUR TIME. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1956. - Octavo, dark blue paper covered boards backed with green cloth with vignettes stamped in gilt on front board, in a price-clipped dust wrapper. The spine is slightly faded & the boards are lightly rubbed. The rear panel of the dust jacket is somewhat darkened, the head of the spine is torn & there is a small piece out of the tail. xi & 174 pages. Black-and-white head- & tail-pieces & textual illustrations by the author. The page edges are slightly darkened. Good.
Thurber, James. THE LAST FLOWER: A Parable in Pictures. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1939. - Small oblong quarto [8 inches high by 10-3/4 inches wide], pictorial paper covered boards. The paper is chipped, the boards are lightly soiled & the spine is faded. Profuse full-page illustrations in black & white from drawings by the author with text on the facing pages. There are small areas of staining to the front pastedown & endpaper & an owner's ink name on a preliminary leaf. Good.
Thurber, James. THE MIDDLE-AGED MAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE: A Collection of Short Pieces, with Drawings by the Author. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1935. - Octavo, pictorial light gray cloth with an illustration by the author stamped in blue on the front cover, in a dust wrapper. The spine is somewhat darkened. The covers are very lightly soiled with the extremities slightly darkened. The spine of the dust wrapper is darkened & stained with the head chipped & the panels are darkened & lightly soiled. x, [ii], 226 & [1] pages. There is light offsetting to the front & rear endpapers & light foxing to the pastedowns. The top edges of the first 4 leaves are lightly stained. Textual illustrations & many full-page illustrations in black & white by the author. Good.
