The Complete Works of Nathaniel West
by West, Nathaniel
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, Inc., 1957. An omnibus edition containing all of West's great novels: "The Dream Life of Balso Snell," "Miss Lonelyhearts," "A Cool Million," and "The Day of the Locust." This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition (stated First Printing). Introduction by Alan Ross. Clean text; xxii, 421 pages; very fresh. Just a touch of rub to the two bottom corners. The dustjacket, a design by Robert Cato, is Very Good (Plus), showing some chipping at the margins and two closed tears on the rear panel. In an archival plastic protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004477
- Title
- The Complete Works of Nathaniel West
- Author
- West, Nathaniel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature (Jewish Authors);
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...