New York: Random House, 1948. Author's first book. Beige cloth boards with red and gilt stamping to spine. Spine ends show light shelf wear with tiny crack at head. Gray topstain. Well bound, tight and square. No markings, textblock clean. First printing stated. Jacket has illustration of young woman in forefront of Spanish town with bullfight poster over her left shoulder. Photo of author on rear panel lightly rubbed. In mylar. Spanish otg. First American Edition. Cloth. Vg Plus/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005399
Title: The Innocent Villa
Author: Conrad, Barnaby
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Vg Plus
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: First American Edition
Publisher: Random House
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1948
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Bookseller catalogs: Modern First Editions;

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About Timothy Norlen Bookseller

I am a internet based bookstore that specializes in Modern First Editions, film sources, Mystery and Detective fiction and Western Americana. I have approximately 10,000 books, primarily first editions with about 1300 of them signed by the author. I try and stock only books that are sound, clean and attractive.

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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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