Lot - Book League of America (8) books, Old, Rare, Collectable Good Condition
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Titles: Tales from the Decameron - Giovanni Boccaccio The Battle-Ground - Ellen Glasgow Short Stories of De Maupassant Pere Marquette - Agnes Repplier The Water Gipsies - A.P. Herbert Captains Courageous - Rudyard Kipling The Sheltered Life - Ellen Glasgow Jamaica Inn - Daphe Du Maurier Info: The Book League of America, Inc. was a US book publisher and mail order book sales club established in 1930. ] It printed and distributed a variety of volumes in the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Book League of America printed and published contemporary and classic books. The cloth bound hardcover was commonly a dark navy-blue, though sometimes red or black. There was an embossed logo on the front. Depending upon a variety of exposure conditions and perhaps publishing years, the spine cloth faded differently, with some of the spines remaining dark navy, while others turned purple or navy-green. The spine featured book title and author in gold or silver gilt lettering, along with decorative scrolling, sometimes in an art deco motif. Most of the pages were smooth-cut on the top and bottom edges, and deckled on the outer edge. Some books contained the note: "This book is standard length, complete and unabridged. Manufactured under wartime conditions in conformity with all government regulations controlling the use of paper and other materials.
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