The Bride Wore Black
by Woolrich, Cornell
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1940. Advance Reading Copy. Paperback. Advance reading copy of the first edition. Self-bound in the iconic skeleton bride-illustrated dust jacket. Very Good. Wraps worn. Spine creased, somewhat cocked, slight loss at head with a small tear to rear joint. The basis of Fracois Truffaut's 1968 film La Mariee etait en noir. Extremely scarce in this format.
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Details
- Seller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 151013019
- Title
- The Bride Wore Black
- Author
- Woolrich, Cornell
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Advance Reading Copy
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- Advance Reading Copy, Uncorrected Proof, First Edition, Skull Bride, ARC, Francois Truffaut
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...