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THE FLOUNDER
by GRASS, Gunter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine in a mildly soiled, close to Fine slipcase
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1985. First Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a mildly soiled, close to Fine slipcase. Gunter Grass. Three nearly square quarto volumes (11" x 10-1/2") bound with eelskin spines and Italian cloth covers. Illustrated from etchings by the author and Nobel Prize winner Gunter Grass. Five years in the making, this massive effort is a tribute from some of America's finest book craftspeople to one of Germany's most creative and recognized artists. Translated by Ralph Manheim. Copy #323 of 1000 numbered copies SIGNED by the author on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.
Synopsis
It all begins in the Stone Age, when a talking fish is caught by a fisherman at the very spot where millennia later Grass's home town, Danzig, will arise. Like the fish, the fisherman is immortal, and down through the ages they move together. As Grass blends his ingredients into a powerful brew, he shows himself at the peak of his linguistic inventiveness. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007832
- Title
- THE FLOUNDER
- Author
- GRASS, Gunter
- Illustrator
- Gunter Grass
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in a mildly soiled, close to Fine slipcase
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- Signed, Gunter Grass, 20th Century German Literature, Nobel, LEC, Modern Firsts
- Bookseller catalogs
- German Literature;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
Glossary
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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