The Complete Works of Nathaniel West
by West, Nathaniel
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Strauss & Cudahy, 1957. All of West's great novels: "The Dream Life of Balso Snell," "Miss Lonelyhearts," "A Cool Million," and "The Day of the Locust." Introduction by Alan Ross. This is a Near Fine copy of the Third Printing of the First Edition. Black paper boards with brown cloth spine; blindstamped with West's name; lettered in white and black. Clean and fresh text; 420 pages. There is a discreet previous-owner chop to the FFEP, else Fine. The dustjacket design is by Robert Cato. It is unclipped and shows some very minor edgewear and one closed tear on the rear panel; some chipping on the front panel and spine almost appear to be part of the design. In a plastic protector. This edition is rather scarce and this is the nicest copy Quercus has seen. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Third Printing.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001448
- Title
- The Complete Works of Nathaniel West
- Author
- West, Nathaniel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- Third Printing.
- Publisher
- Farrar, Strauss & Cudahy
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature (Jewish Authors);
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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.
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Chipping
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Fine
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