The Early Worm
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1927.
First edition, first printing. viii, 263 pp. Bound in publisher's bright green pictorial cloth stamped in canary yellow and dark blue.Very Good+ rubbing to pictorial element and slight darkening at spine, light rubbing to extremities, and faint soiling to cloth. Offsetting and a few tiny stains at endsheets, bookplate on front pastedown and light toning to contents. In a Near Fine unclipped, supplied dust jacket with light wear; bright and attractive. A collection of humorous and satirical essays on various subjects. Benchley was best known for his contributions to The New Yorker, along with the illustrator of this work, Gluyas Williams. Item #140947621
Price: $750