Corydon
by Gide, Andre
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Plus
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Farrar, Strauss & Co, 1950. New York: Farrar, Strauss & Co, 1950. An important work by a major literary figure of the XXth Century. This is a very nice copy of the First American Edition of Gide's dialogues on homosexuality - and its first translation into English. Black cloth with gilt lettering - a minor bump on the lower rear panel, else Fine. Unclipped DJ has some minor edgewear and fading to the spine; the major flaw is a small stain on the top of the spine. In an archival plastic cover. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.. First Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000541
- Title
- Corydon
- Author
- Gide, Andre
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Farrar, Strauss & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
We accept checks and money orders in US Dollars. Credit card orders are accepted through Biblio. California residents add appropriate sales tax. Items are returnable for any reason within ten days of receipt (please email or call first before returning item).
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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- 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...
- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- 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....