Forgive Us Our Virtues: a Comedy of Evasions por Fisher, Vardis - 1938

The Caxton Printers LTD, 1938. Hardcover. Fine +. Book: Blue and yellow cloth covered boards. Bumped top front corner Bottom spine and front cover edges minor shelf wear. Yellowed pages, some light soil. DJ: cream and blue color. Back panel separated from spine. Large chips, closed tears. Soiled. In this book, Fisher attempts to show how under or over motivated persons evade their problems and reconcile themselves with their self esteem by assuming virtues they do not possess.

Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd, 1938. First edition, review copy. Hardcover. 347pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Yellow and blue moire cloth covered boards. Publisher's review label on the front pastedown. Very good. Mild bumping and rubbing to the extremities. The endsheets are darkened and a little discolored. The pages are tanned. The dust jacket is in good only condition, with age-toning and a layer of general mild soiling and rubbing. The edges have numerous closed tears and small losses. Not price clipped. From the dust jacket- "Forgive Us Our Virtues is an attempt to show, in several cross-sections of American life, how under- or over-motivated persons evade their real problem, and reconcile themselves with their self-esteem by assuming virtues which they do not possess. It suggests that an overdeveloped or a defeated egoism is the scourge today among countless intelligent and sensitive persons.

The Caxton Printers, LTD, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 347 pages. Blue cloth with yellow titling and decoration, clean and bright with light rubbing to edges. Dust jacket toned, scuffed, edgeworn; protected in Mylar. DJ cover price $2.50 at front inner flap. FFEP torn out at gutter, without effect on binding; binding sound. Pages toned, text unmarked.

Caldwell: Caxton. FINE book, GOOD DJ(in Brodart). Book extrems rubbed.. 1938. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. FINE book. DJ p/c, sunned spine, many top edge chips of 1/2" (front) to 2" on the back panel. Spine heel with 1/8" chips. .

Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. 347pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Very good with like dust jacket. Some wear to edges, corners and spine ends of the book. The top edge of the text block is dusty. The endsheets are darkened. Dust jacket panels are soiled with some minor wear and multiple short edge tears. Mildly browned and soiled. Not price clipped. Internally fine. From the dust jacket- "Forgive Us Our Virtues is an attempt to show, in several cross-sections of American life, how under- or over-motivated persons evade their real problem, and reconcile themselves with their self-esteem by assuming virtues which they do not possess. It suggests that an overdeveloped or a defeated egoism is the scourge today among countless intelligent and sensitive persons.

Caldwell, ID: Caxton Printers, Ltd.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1938. Review Copy; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo; 347 pages; Review copy with review slip attached to top of front pastedown. Blue cloth hardcover stamped in white on spine and front cover. Minor stains on bottom edge . A fine bright unworn copy in a lightly worn, priced DJ with minor chips and nicks along top edges and with light soiling along spine panel. .

Caldwell: Caxton, 1938. First Edition. Fine in a very good dust jacket with some minor shallow chips.