The Parables of Jesus S. Parkes Cadman HC Book Illustrated N.C. Wyeth 1931 RARE

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The Parables of Jesus, by S. Parkes Cadman, illustrated beautifully by N.C. Wyeth. Hardcover, 1931, David McKay Company, Philadelphia. I'm not a professional, but will try describe the flaws as best I can. Plum cloth boards, some scratching on front cover, slightly faded spine, corner bumps, bump and slight fray to top of spine. Inside, I see no marks except former owner's name in ink on front leaf. Front hinge paper is cracking but its binding is still holding intact; the back hinge is starting to crack at top.I know there are scams people pay for that tell gullible idiots they can make a fortune on eBay calling yard sale junk "rare" and "scarce" but this book really is scarce. At the moment, the only copy on Amazon is listed at 250$. I've read that this is the most rare of the books illustrated by Wyeth. ***PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU BUY ANYTHING OR ASK ME ANYTHING: I get most of these items from estate sales. Please assume that cats and dogs have smoked 10,000 cigarettes and have eaten gluten-coated peanuts and snorted ragweed pollen in a house heated by a wood-burning stove while wearing/using these items -- and bid accordingly or NOT AT ALL. Stuff may smell like smoke. zOMG! You might have to wash and/or dry clean clothes you buy from me! All sales final & no returns unless you can convince me I've egregiously miss-described something. If you still want to bid after reading this, then that's great; if not, then that's fine and dandy, too. Thank you and happy auctioning. SPECIAL NOTE ON CLOTHING: Pay attention to the measurements, PLEASE. I'm rapidly tiring of customers who buy clothes according to the tag size only. Tag sizes can wildly vary according to age and manufacturer. I take a lot of time to measure the clothing I sell. If you buy something from me counting on the size label to be accurate for your needs, it's NOT MY FAULT IF IT'S A POOR FIT just because you're unable or unwilling to either read the measurements I post or know your own measurements for comparison. SPECIAL NOTE ON CLOTHING #2: Best offers which include comments along the lines of "my offer is reasonable for what is basically just old used clothing" will be promptly declined on grounds of principle even if the offer is objectively reasonable. Go into a vintage boutique and try to use that line, please! Odds are the proprietor will be even more offended by your insult than I am. I can take up to 5 business days to ship because I live so far from the post office. Usually I ship once a week, sometimes twice, but if you're not willing to agree to the estimated delivery date on the order details page, then PLEASE REFRAIN FROM BIDDING. If you need your item sooner don't wait until after you've paid to dictate special handling to me; I will consider such requests BEFORE purchase, not after. BEST OFFERS: If you see something you like but feel my asking price is too high, then by all means MAKE ME AN OFFER. The worst I can do is turn you down. If the listing is a Buy It Now/OBO, then I'm likely willing to bargain, especially on combined purchases. However, ridiculous and insulting low-ball offers are likely to be rejected with extreme prejudice. Sorry I have to be that way about it, but you wouldn't believe how often I've been all "yay, I got a lot of offers today" when checking my email only to discover some awful person has made one dollar offers on items worth fifty. Clarification: Having said all the above, I'm not obliged to take anyone's offer. On books, I feel I'm pretty much on the money with my asking price. On other items, I'm not likely to accept any best offer of more than 10% off my asking price, especially if I've just recently listed the item or if the item is already discounted in one of my regular sales. To my mind, best offers exist as a way for me to reward buyers of multiple items, not as a way to reward someone who's discovered my item 2 hours after I've listed it. Also, this isn't your local facebook yard sale page. DON'T BLOW UP MY MAILBOX asking me "what's the le... read more

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