The Book League of America – 1930’s to 1940’s – Lot of 23 Books
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The Book League of America – 1930’s to 1940’s – Lot of 23 Books:
$79.99
What Youare Buying
A set of 23 books from TheBook League of America dating from the 1930’s to the 1940’s
Description
The Book League of America,Inc. was a US book publisher and mail order book sales club established in1929, a few years after the Book of the Month Club. Its founder was LawrenceLamm, previously an editor at Macmillan. The company was located at 100 FifthAvenue, New York City, New York in a 240,000-square-foot (22,000 m2) officebuilding that was constructed in 1906. It printed and distributed a variety of volumesin the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. A victim of the Great Depression, theBook League of America was sold to Doubleday in 1936.
Book League of Americaprinted and published contemporary and classic books. The clothbound hardcoverwas commonly a dark navy-blue, though sometimes red or black. There was anembossed logo on the front. Depending upon a variety of exposure conditions andperhaps publishing years, the spine cloth faded differently, with some of thespines remaining dark navy, while others turned purple or navy-green. The spinefeatured book title and author in gold or silver gilt lettering, along withdecorative scrolling, sometimes in an art deco motif.
Most of the pages weresmooth-cut on the top and bottom edges, and deckled on the outer edge. Somebooks contained the note: “This book is standard length, complete andunabridged. Manufactured under wartime conditions in conformity with allgovernment regulations controlling the use of paper and other materials.” Thisexplains the yellowed or tanning paper condition, more noticeable in some booksthan others. Some books were illustrated. Many of the books did not include apublish date. Dust jackets were not included.
Approximately 5,000subscribers received monthly fliers that offered a selection from a variety ofcontemporary and world classic literature choices.
“The famous Board ofEditors selects for you 2 books each month: the best new book -AND- one of thegreatest classics. The Book League of America supplies these 2 books each monthat 1/3 of the usual cost!”
Some books, published byother companies but carrying the Book League of America imprint, were includedin the club sales offerings. These publishers included:
A. S. Barnes & Company,New York Bartholomew House, Inc., New York Blakiston Company, PhiladelphiaCaxton House Inc., New York Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., New York E. M.Hale and Company, Wisconsin Everybody\'s Vacation Publishing Company, New YorkLiterary Classics Inc., New York Puritan Publishing Company, Chicago &Philadelphia William H. Wise & Co., New York
There was no membership feeto join the plan. The subscription cost $16.68 and entitled the subscriber totwelve books each year.
*Historyfrom Wikipedia, OldCompany.com, and Scripophily.net
Condition
Overall the condition isgood and holds true for all books unless otherwise noted: They have a bookplate on the inside front cover. There are no marks inside. The bindingsare tight to very, very slightly loose (almost tight.) The spines are faded tovery faded. The covers show a little wear and a little fading.
The pictures show images ofthe best and the worst condition book.
The dates noted are statedon the copyright page. The presumed dates come from Wikipedia class=\"MsoNormal\">List ofBooks
1.Selected Writings of ThomasPaine
a.Everybody’sVacation Publishing Co., 1945
2.The Plays of Anton Chekov
a.CaxtonHouse, Inc., 1945
3.Vanity Fair: A Novel withouta Hero
a.The BookLeague of America, No date
4.Jane Eyre
a.The BookLeague of America, No date (Presumed 1940)
b.PreviousOwner’s name opposite inside front cover, loose binding
5.Travellers’ Tales
a.Everybody’sVacation Publishing, No date
6.Conquest of Peru
a.The BookLeague of America, No date
7.Ben-Hur: A Tale of theChrist
a.LiteraryClassics, Inc., No date
8.Comedies of Moliere
a.The BookLeague of America, No date (Presumed 1946)
9.The Cloister and The Hearth
a.The BookLeague of America, No date
10.America Visited
a.The BookLeague of America, No date (Presumed 1937)
11.The Diary of Samuel Pepys
a.E.M. Haleand Company, No date
b.Rip inbinding opposite title page on bottom about ¼ inch
12.English Comedies
a.E.M. Haleand Company, No date
13.Plays of the Greek Dramatists
a.PuritanPublishing Company, Inc., No date
14.The Best Known Works of Robert LouisStevenson
a.The BookLeague of America, No date (Presumed 1941)
15.Selected Stories of Bret Harte
a.PuritanPublishing Co., Inc., No Date
b.Has majorwater stain coming from the back cover and slowly disappearing as you getcloser to the front of the book
16.The Warden & Barchester Towers
a.The BookLeague of America, No date
17.Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor
a.The BookLeague of America, No date
b.Spine isnot faded
18.The Virginians
a.The BookLeague of America, No date
19.The Hunchback of Notre Dame
a.The BookLeague of America, No date
20.The Pilgrim’s Progress and The Holy War
a.PuritanPublishing Company, Inc., No date
b.Has somevery minor markings in pen on the inside back cover
21.Tales from The Decameron of GiovanniBoccaccio
a.PuritanPublishing Company, Inc., 1930
22.The Egoist: A Comedy in Narrative
a.The BookLeague of America, No date (Presumed 1941)
23.Romola
a.The BookLeague of America, No date
b.Has minormarks in pencil on both the inside front and back covers and on the title page
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The Book League of America – 1930’s to 1940’s – Lot of 23 Books:
$79.99