HANDSOMELY BOUND BY BAYNTUN-RIVIERE
MORLEY, Christopher. Pipefuls. New York: Doubleday, Page, 1920. Octavo, modern full red morocco gilt, raised bands, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt.
Early printing of this collection of humorous essays, handsomely bound by Bayntun-Riviere.
In the 1920s and 30s, Morley "was perhaps the most widely known professional man of letters in the United States" (DAB). His editorial career included positions with the publisher Doubleday, Page, Ladies' Home Journal and Saturday Review of Literature, of which he was one of the founders. Bookplate.
Fine condition.