George H Doran - Chronicles of Barabbas, Methuen, 1935

George H Doran - Chronicles of Barabbas, Methuen, 1935

While the title playfully references the biblical thief Barabbas—recalling Lord Byron’s famous quip that "now Barabbas was a publisher"—the book is actually a non-fiction autobiography and insider history of the book trade. It details Doran's fifty years in the industry, charting his rise from a smart "publishing boy" to founding the influential George H. Doran Company, which later merged to become Doubleday, Doran & Company.

Black cloth in fair condition.  No dust jacket.  Stains to cloth and remaining sticker to front cloth.  Bumped spine ends and corners.  Black pen mark to tail page edges.  Previous owners name on endpaper.  Remaining 'library plate' to rear endpaper.  Tanning to rear endpaper and red mark.  Tanning to page edges.  Text firm and clean.

Weight   775g.   Pages   372.