Description
First edition of John Erskine’s The Delight of Great Books.
Octavo, 314pp. Black cloth, title in red on spine and cover, decorative book motif stamped in red on front cover, slight toning to text and endpapers, light shelf wear to bottom edge of volume, previous owner’s name written in pencil on front free endpaper. Bow and arrow symbol on copyright page. In publisher’s dust jacket, retail price of $2.50 on front flap, light soiling to covers, toning to spine and outer edges, chipping to spine ends with a tear along the front edge near hinge.
