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The House of the Solitary Maggot. [Inscribed]

The House of the Solitary Maggot. [Inscribed]

The House of the Solitary Maggot. [Inscribed]
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The House of the Solitary Maggot. [Inscribed]

by Purdy, James

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Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1974. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 360pp. 22 cm. Hardcover. 23cm. Publisher's original cloth over boards, white lettering to spine. Book Condition: Fine. Dust jacket Condition: Spine a bit sunned with very tiny frazzled ends. . Warmly inscribed with additional signature to title page for good measure. A sharp copy of this notoriously fragile Purdy title. A nice association copy. Inscribed to Orin Borsten, a Hollywood publicist for more than 30 years who also wrote screenplays and co-wrote the memoir "A Loving Gentleman: The Love Story of William Faulkner and Meta Carpenter." Part 2 of the continuous novel "Sleepers in the Moon Crowned Valley" which began with "Jeremy's Version

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Bookseller
DuBois Rare Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
003856
Title
The House of the Solitary Maggot. [Inscribed]
Author
Purdy, James
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Publisher
Doubleday
Place of Publication
Garden City, N.Y.
Date Published
1974

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Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Association Copy
An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
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....
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...
Inscribed
When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
Title Page
A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Sunned
Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...

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