Alvin Steadfast on Vernacular Island-Signed/Inscribed by Author
by Frank Jacobs
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good+
- Seller
-
Boxborough, Massachusetts, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
The Dial Press, NY, 1965, 64 pages. First/First in Very Good+/Very Good + condition with some spotting/soiling to page edges and soiling/sunning and shelfwear to DJ, although book is tight, square and unclipped with the original 3.50 price intact. Author has Signed and briefly inscribed on the ffep"for Rachel + Pogo- Who should know better, Frank Jacobs". This is a spoof of post-Victorian boys books and debut from the longtime contributor to MAD. (See photos). Drawings are by Edward Gorey. All books bubble wrapped and shipped promptly in a box.
Details
- Bookseller
- TLM Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0224299
- Title
- Alvin Steadfast on Vernacular Island-Signed/Inscribed by Author
- Author
- Frank Jacobs
- Illustrator
- Edward Gorey
- Format/Binding
- 8 1/4 x 5 5/8
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, First printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Dial Press
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- Autographed, MAD, Edward Gorey
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children;
Terms of Sale
TLM Books
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
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.