SMITH, THORNE (JAMES THORNE SMITH, JR. ) — Turnabout
Garden City, NY: The Sun Dial Press, 1931. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good- condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some bumping, rubbing and wear. There are several spots of discoloration to the rear cover of the book. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though there is an occasional spot of foxing. The endpapers (both front and rear) have large patches of foxing. The dust jacket has numerous edge tears, chips missing, wrinkles and overall wear and tear. "James Thorne Smith, Jr. (March 27, 1892 June 20, 1934) was an American writer of humorous supernatural fantasy fiction under the byline Thorne Smith. He is best known today for the two Topper novels, comic fantasy fiction involving sex, much drinking and ghosts. With racy illustrations, these sold millions of copies in the 1930s and were equally popular in paperbacks of the 1950s. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket .