James Branch Cabell : An Illustrated Bibliography
FIGURES OF EARTH: A Comedy of Appearances
Hall Code |
Description |
FoE-A7 (K) |
Seventh Printing 1926 |
COMPILATION
Full Title:
Title page recto: [in decorative script] Figures | [within lower part of "g"] of | Earth | [in italic] A Comedy of Appearances | By | JAMES BRANCH CABELL | [rule] | [in italic] "Cascun se mir el jove Manuel, | Qu'era del mon lo plus valens dels pros." | [rule] | NEW YORK | ROBERT M. McBRIDE & CO. | 1926 (see image above).
Title page verso: Copyright, 1921, by | JAMES BRANCH CABELL | [rule] | [rule] | [in italic] Seventh Printing, November, 1926 | [in italic] Printed in the | United States of America | [rule] Published, February, 1921 (see image above).
Publication:
New York: Robert M. McBride, November, 1926.
Collation:
Crown octavo [19.7 cm. (7 13/16 in.) x 13.5 cm. (5.2 in.)]; top edge trimmed, otherwise untrimmed; 2 blank leaves, pp. xvi + 364; p. (i) Half-title; p. (ii) Books by Mr. Cabell; p. (iii) Title page; p. (iv) publication data; p. (v) dedication, verso blank; p. vii-viii Contents; p. (ix) Fly-title, verso blank; pp. xi-xvi A Foreward; pp. (1)-356, text; pp. (357-364) are blank; pp. (1), (85), (141), (211), and (287) are Fly-titles; pp. (84), (140), and (210) are blank.
Binding:
Kalki binding: Brick-red cloth; gilt lettering and decoration on spine and front cover. Spine: FIGURES | OF | EARTH | [rule] | CABELL | McBRIDE. Front cover: Kalki device at lower right (see image above).
Dedication:
[rule] TO SIX MOST GALLANT CHAMPIONS IS DEDICATED | THIS HISTORY OF A CHAMPION: LESS TO REPAY | THAN TO ACKNOWLEDGE LARGE DEBTS TO EACH | OF THEM, COLLECTIVELY AT OUTSET, AS THERE- | AFTER SERIATIM. | [rule] (see image above).
There are additional dedications for each of the six books on the Fly-titles.
Dust jacket:
White paper lettered in black (see image above).
Front panel: FIGURES | OF EARTH | [first word in italic] By JAMES BRANCH CABELL | 21-line sales puff in three paragraphs | [double rule] ROBERT M. McBRIDE & COMPANY | [in italic] Publishers : : SEVEN WEST SIXTEENTH STREET, NEW YORK
Spine: FIGURES | OF | EARTH | [rule] | JAMES | BRANCH | CABELL | [in italic] Seventh | Printing | [McBride Liberty Bell device] | McBride
Rear panel: THE KALKI EDITION OF THE WORKS OF | [in decorative script] James Branch Cabell | [decorated rule] | 16 titles listed | [in italic] Each, Cloth, $2.50 net | [decorated rule] | [in decorative script] Robert M. McBride & Company | PUBLISHERS NEW YORK
Front flap: Price $2.50 Net
Rear flap: [row of eight devices] | [in italic] Are You | Interested In | Book News? | [9-line advertisement followed by mail-in coupon] | [row of eight devices]
Notes:
With this printing, the text was modified to tie the story in more closely with The Silver Stallion.
