The way of Ecben, a A Comedietta Involving a Gentleman / by James Branch Cabell. Decorations by Frank C. Papé.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958.

Contributor:

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Papé, Frank Cheyne, 1878-1972.

Papé, Frank Cheyne.

Genre:

Novels.

Penn Provenance:

Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958 (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copies)

Currie, Barton, 1877-1962 (bookplate) (donor) (Culture Class Collection copy AC9 C1115 929wa)

Physical Description:

4 unnumbered pages, viii, 209 pages, 5 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

[Large paper Edition.].

Manufacture:

Norwood, Massachusetts : Printed in the United States of America by the Plimpton Press.

Place of Publication:

New York : Robert M. McBride & Company, 1929.

Notes:

Illustrated half-title page.

"Copyright, 1929 by James Branch Cabell. Published October, 1929."

"The large paper edition of 'The Way of Ecben' consists of eight hundred and fifty signed and numbered copies, of which eight hundred and thirty one are for sale."

White linen spine lettered in gilt with blue-grey boards with Kalki design stamped in center of front cover in gilt. All edges untrimmed.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy (AC9 C1115 929w) has no copy number and is signed by James Branch Cabell.

Culture Class Collection copy (AC9 C1115 929wa) is no 541 signed by James Branch Cabell.

Culture Class Collection copy (AC9 C1115 929wa) has blue bookplate of Barton Currie.

Culture Class Collection copy (AC9 C1115 929wa) has unopened leaves.

Cited in:

Brussel, I. R. Cabell, p. 29; p. 87

OCLC:

349870