The Well-Meaning Young Man
New York: D. Appleton-Century Co., 1930. Mocni (dust jacket). First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 8vo. Pp. 303. Gray cloth, titles stamped in green on the cover and spine: edges rubbed, back cover and gutters spotted, with wormhole along rear joint. Bookseller ink stamp on front endpaper ("Acres of Books Long Beach"). In the illustrated dust jacket printed black on metallic gold, flap price of $2.00 intact. Slight rubbing, wne with edge-wear, including head and tail of spine. Very Good+ / Very Good-. Item #5885
Social satire from the Irish sisters King-Hall. Ten years earlier Luise had a great success at age 20 with The Diary of a Young Lady of Fashion published under the nom de plume Cleone Knox. In a dashing silhouette jacket design by Mocni, representative of the art-deco era, now preserved in a removable, clear archival sleeve. Scarce.
Price: $175.00