HENRY VAN DYKE (Other Wise Man)—SIX DAYS OF THE WEEK: Thoughts & Religion

Description: • For Your Consideration: • A (RARE*) First Edition, First Printing in HARDCOVER: • “SIX DAYS OF THE WEEK: A Book of Thoughts About Life and Religion” (Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1924) (Hardcover, First Edition, First Printing) • BY HENRY VAN DYKE, “THE OTHER WISE MAN,” “THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE,” etc. • RARITY NOTE: At the time of this listing (4 Sept. 2023), there were 12 copies of this Hardcover First Edition listed for sale online, from $83.22 to $504.95. Source: BOOKFINDER (website). • ABOUT THIS TITLE:• “Six days shalt thou labor and do all thy work.” —EXODUS 20:9.” “Any man who tries to keep this part of the Fourth Commandment in letter and in spirit will have his hands full. He will be busy from morning till evening. Often, when night comes, he will find that though he has labored he has NOT done ‘all his work.’ “None the less, if he is a real man, he may like to have some kind of a friendly word at the end or the beginning of a working day, to remind him of what his work means and to suggest to him why it is worth while to keep on doing it. “But the message must be short, else it will be more of a burden than a help to a working day. That is why these papers are so brief and incomplete,—mere fragments and suggestions. “On Sundays there is, or ought to be, time for longer considerations and reflections. But Sundays are not included in the calendar. These are only notes for the other days.” —HENRY VAN DYKE, FROM THE PREFACE • • For other details about this book, please see below. • TITLE: “SIX DAYS OF THE WEEK: A Book of Thoughts about Life and Religion” AUTHOR: HENRY VAN DYKE TYPE: HARDCOVER PUBLISHER, LOCALE, & YEAR: Charles Scribner’s Sons (New York / London), 1924 EDITION: Presumed First Edition, First Printing* *RE: Publication year (1924) matches on both the Title & Copyright Pages. No later editions are listed on the Copyright Page or elsewhere.****SOURCE: “CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS: 1928 Statement: If a book runs to more than one printing we usually print somewhere in the ‘front matter’ Second Printing, Third Printing, Fourth Printing, whatever it might be. From this, it might be assumed that a copy containing no such printing notice might be considered the first edition.” —ZEMPEL & VERKEL, “FIRST EDITIONS: A Guide to Identification” (1985, Second Printing) PAGES: 355ISBN: N/A (Pre-ISBN) NOTE: THIS BOOK is not an ex-library copy nor a Book-of-the-Month-Club edition.CONDITION OF BOOK: VERY GOOD. DJ is missing. Boards have light but persistent scratches & smudges. Corners are rubbed. Inside from cover has a two-inch tear along the hinge at top (please see photo) & a previous owner’s bookplate. The two pages before the Half-Title page have a tiny hole in their edges (& the front free endpaper has a half-inch (closed) cut in its fore edge). Spine is darkened & only moderately tight. Spine tips are lightly chipped. Text-block edges are scuffed & moderately age-toned. Pages themselves are moderately age-toned but still bright & clean with no writing, no underlining, no highlighting, no tears, no stains, no foxing, no foul odor, etc. SUMMARY: A flawed but still acceptable, if not worthy, reading copy. •• SHIPPING NEWS: This book will be wrapped with care before being shipped in a cushioned & sturdy box. THANK YOU! ********************** /\___/\=•ᆺ•= “We believe it’s good business to be good to our customers.” *********** FLAPPINCAT’s HOUSE RULES ***********1. GENERAL TREATMENT. We enjoy treating FLAPPINCAT customers with honesty & respect & warmth because that’s how we like to be treated when we buy things on eBay.2. GENERAL ATTITUDE. We are grateful you choose to trust us with your business. We aim for that gratitude to permeate every part of how we engage with you.3. OUR DESCRIPTIONS. We describe every item we sell as clearly and accurately as we can. When it comes to describing condition, we tend toward being conservative. 4. PACKING & SHIPPING. 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Price: 33.99 USD

Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina

End Time: 2025-01-04T22:30:16.000Z

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