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All the King's Men
by Robert Penn Warren
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Clarence, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946. First Edition, First Printing. First edition first printing with "First Edition" stated on the copyright page. Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1946. Winner of the 1947 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. 8vo, 464 pages. With the original first state dust jacket.
The dust jacket is in poor condition. Chipping and creasing to the flap folds and spine. Tape repairs to the verso and front at the spine. The jacket has been trimmed a half-inch at the edge and exposes the book. The book is in fair condition. Tape remnants present at the top and bottom of the boards. The front board is cracked at the hinge at the half-title page. The paste-downs are missing some paper where tape was removed. Previous owner's label on the front endpaper with general soiling to the paper. Paper adhesions and soiling to the rear endpaper. The textblock is largely clean with a few instances of scattered soiling.
Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(Pul-80).
The dust jacket is in poor condition. Chipping and creasing to the flap folds and spine. Tape repairs to the verso and front at the spine. The jacket has been trimmed a half-inch at the edge and exposes the book. The book is in fair condition. Tape remnants present at the top and bottom of the boards. The front board is cracked at the hinge at the half-title page. The paste-downs are missing some paper where tape was removed. Previous owner's label on the front endpaper with general soiling to the paper. Paper adhesions and soiling to the rear endpaper. The textblock is largely clean with a few instances of scattered soiling.
Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(Pul-80).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ernestoic Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4512
- Title
- All the King's Men
- Author
- Robert Penn Warren
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1946
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Ernestoic Books
Biblio member since 2023
Clarence, New York
About Ernestoic Books
Ernestoic Books, where you can find the most sought after Modern First Editions. As our name suggests, Ernest Hemingway is our specialty and our passion. We guarantee the condition of every book we sell. Returns may be made within 14 days of receipt for any reason. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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