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Wright | Frank Lloyd

An Autobiography

First Edition / Second State

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Description

A scarce copy of An Autobiography by Frank Lloyd Wright in publisher’s dust jacket, known as the reprinted edition.

Octavo, 371pp, [3], [25pp photographs]. White cloth over flexible boards, title on spine with black and red illustrations, illustrations on front cover. Top edge red. Statement on copyright page notes that this is the “Reprinted” edition, from “February 1933.” Booksellers label on front endpaper in bottom corner. In publishers near fine dust jacket, $3.50 on front flap, wear along top edge, some shelf wear and toning to spine, but otherwise a fine example. (Sweeney, 303) An exceptionally scarce copy in dust jacket, with no record of this edition appearing at auction in jacket.

According to Sweeney, this second state of the An Autobiography is identical to the first edition published in March of 1932, with the exception of the “limp cloth cover.” A third edition was published in 1938.

Additional information

Location Published

London

Publisher

Longmans, Green And Company

Edition

First Edition / Second State

Date Published

1933

Binding

Cloth

Condition

Near Fine

Jacket Condition

Near Fine

Author

Wright | Frank Lloyd