James Branch Cabell : An Illustrated Bibliography
THE HIGH PLACE: A Comedy of Disenchantment
Hall Code |
Description |
HP-A2 (K) |
Second Printing 1923 |
COMPILATION
Full Title:
Title page recto: [in italic] THE | HIGH PLACE | A Comedy of Disenchantment | By | JAMES BRANCH CABELL | [rule] | [in italic] "Build on high place for Chemosh, the abomination | of Moab, and for horned Ashtoreth, the abomination | of Zidon, and for Moloch, the abomination of the | children of Ammon." | [rule] | ROBERT M. McBRIDE & COMPANY | NEW YORK : : : : : : 1923 (see image above).
Title page verso: Copyright, 1923, by | JAMES BRANCH CABELL | [rule] | [in italic] Printed in the | United States of America | Second Printing | [rule] Published, 1923 (see image above).
Publication:
New York: Robert M. McBride & Co., 1923
Collation:
Crown octavo [20 cm. (7⅞ in.) x 14 cm. (5½ in.)]; Pp. viii + 312; (i) half-title; (ii) BOOKS BY MR. CABELL; (iii) title page; (iv) publication data; (v) dedication (verso blank); xvii-xviii Contents; (1) fly-title (verso blank); 3-312 text. Pages (1), (95), and (217) are fly-titles. Pages (2), (94), (96), (216), and (218) are blank.
Binding:
Kalki binding: brick red cloth; gilt lettering and decorations on spine and front cover; top edge trimmed, else untrimmed. Spine: THE | HIGH | PLACE | [rule] | CABELL | McBRIDE. Front cover: [Kalki device in lower right corner] (see image above).
Dedication:
To | ROBERT GAMBLE CABELL III | [in italic] this book, where so much more is due. (see image above).
Dust jacket:
White paper, black lettering and decorations (see image above).
Spine: THE | HIGH | PLACE | [rule] | [in italic] By | JAMES | BRANCH | CABELL | [in italic] Second | Printing | [McBride Liberty Bell device] | McBRIDE
Front panel: THE | HIGH PLACE | A COMEDY OF DISENCHANTMENT | [device] [in italic] By James Branch Cabell [device] | [21-line blurb in three paragraphs] | [device] | ROBERT M. McBRIDE & COMPANY, [in italic] Publishers | SEVEN WEST SIXTEENTH STREET : : NEW YORK
Rear panel: JAMES BRANCH CABELL | [in italic] Certain Opinions | [quotes from nine reviews of Mr. Cabell] | [double rule] | ROBERT M. McBRIDE & CO. | PUBLISHERS -:- -:- NEW YORK
Front flap: [device of man in chair] $2.50 net | [rule] | Are You Interested | In Book News? | [9-line blurb] | [rule] | [coupon]
Rear flap: :: The Books of :: | James Branch Cabell | [double rule] [list of 14 Cabell titles published by McBride]
Notes:
This "second printing" of The High Place is also the First Trade Printing, following the numbered, limited edition first printing illustrated by Frank C. Papé, Hall HP-A1 (P).
