The High Place: A comedy of disenchantment / by James Branch Cabell ; with illustrations and decorations by Frank C. Papé.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958.

Contributor:

Papé, Frank Cheyne, 1878-1972.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fantasy fiction, American.

Genre:

Fantasy fiction, American.

Novels.

Penn Provenance:

Currie, Barton, 1877-1962 (bookplate) (Culture Class Collection copy 1)

Physical Description:

viii pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 312 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First Edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Robert M. McBride & Company, 1923.

Notes:

Incorrect quotation on t.p.: "Build on high place" which in later edition is corrected to "Build an high place".

"Copyright, 1923, by James Branch Cabell. Published 1923."

"This First Edition of 'The High Place' is limited to two thousand numbered copies."

Contains pictorial endpapers; initial letters and tail pieces by Frank C. Papé.

Price from dust-jacket: $7.50 net.

Black textured cloth binding with gilt decoration and lettering. Top edge stained red; other edges untrimmed.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy 1 has dust-jacket retained.

Culture Class Collection copy 1 is no. 1058.

Culture Class Collection copy 1 has black bookplate of Barton Currie.

Culture Class Collection copy 2 has blank where copy number should be written.

Culture Class Collection copy 2 has top of spine wanting.

OCLC:

8308384