Black and Tan Books offers… The Green Hat (First US Edition in Dust Jacket). Notes: Collectible first US edition of Michael Arlen’s The Green Hat, Dikran Kuyumjian here writing as Michael Arlen. Notably, however, the dust jacket presents a significant challenge. The front panel notes that two editions have been published, this one, titled the Iris March edition, and another, titled the Gold Edition, which also included Arlen’s other books, all bound uniformly in black cloth with gilt lettering – a total of six volumes listed on the back panel. The difficulty is that one of the six titles on the back panel (May Fair) was first published in 1925, a year later than The Green Hat. Since the book itself possesses all necessary first printing issue points, it would seem probable that the dust jacket represents a second state, reissued to include the appearance of the later Gold Edition and applied to Iris March first printings. In any case, the dust jacket is rare. Both films altered controversial plot points in the novel concerning homosexuality and venereal disease. Arlen became quickly and widely imitated by other writers, his style so distinctive that it triggered coinage of the term Arlenesque. Bound in dark green textured cloth with orange lettering. 7 5/8″ x 5 1/8″. Unusually tight, clean copy with minimal shelf wear and faint toning to internals. Binding colors bright and vivid. A beautiful copy of one of the 20th century’s most important novels in an intact dust jacket. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly. This item is in the category “Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “blackandtanbooks” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Special Attributes: Beautiful copy of a 20th century most important novels, Dust jacket in archival Brodart sleeve, Controversial plot – homosexuality and venereal disease, The Green Hat is the basis for two motion pictures, Breakout book, wildly popular in its time, Number one selling book for several weeks, Dikran Kuyumjian here writing as Michael Arlen, First US edition of The Green Hat, 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
• Modified Item: No
• Subject: Literature & Fiction
• Topic: The Green Hat (First US Edition in Dust Jacket)
• Year Printed: 1924
• Region: North America
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Binding: Hardcover
• Original/Facsimile: Original
• Place of Publication: North America
• Language: English
• Author: Michael Arlen
• Publisher: George H. Doran Co.
• Signed: No
• Personalized: No