Books About James Branch Cabell
JAMES BRANCH CABELL, by H.L. Mencken
Hall Code |
Description |
E8 |
First Printing 1927 |
COMPILATION
Full Title:
Title page recto: JAMES BRANCH CABELL | By | H. L. Mencken | [McBride Liberty Bell device] | ROBERT M. McBRIDE & COMPANY | NEW YORK MCMXXVII (see image above).
Title page verso: THE KALKI EDITION OF THE WORKS OF | [in italic] James Branch Cabell | [rule] [list of 17 titles in the Kalki Edition] | [in italic] Each, Cloth, $2.50 net | [rule] | COPYRIGHT, 1927, | BY ROBERT M. McBRIDE & COMPANY | PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (see image above).
Publication:
New York: Robert M. McBride & Company; 1927
Collation:
Thin duodecimo in wraps [18.8 cm. (7⅜-in.) x 13 cm. (5⅛-in.)]; 1 frontispiece leaf not counted in pagination + 37 + 1 illustration leaf not counted in pagination. 1 frontispiece leaf not counted in pagination; (1) title page; (2) THE KALKI EDITION OF THE WORKS OF JAMES BRANCH CABELL; 3-22 text; 23-32 INDIVIDUAL COMMENT (excerpts from reviews of Cabell's titles); 1 illustration leaf not counted in pagination.
Wraps:
Hall notes blue wraps, but green wraps have also been observed; all edges trimmed, black lettering and decoration on front panel only. Front panel: JAMES BRANCH CABELL | [in italic] By | H. L. Mencken | [lower right, Kalki device] (see images above).
Frontispiece:
Photograph of Mr. Cabell | [flush right in italic] Photo by Dementi Studio, Richmond, Va. | [facsimile signature of Mr. Cabell] (see image above).
Final illustration:
Reproduction of manuscript page from Jurgen (see image above).
Notes:
See the Notes concerning the two issues of this title on the E8/E8a Index page.
