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Johnny Guitar
by Chanslor, Roy
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1953. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. First edition of Johnny Guitar by Roy Chanslor.. Octavo, 242pp. Hardcover, black boards, title in gilt on spine, author's signature stamped on front board in gilt. Stated "first printing" on copyright page. Solid text block, a touch of toning to endpapers, a fine example. Publisher's "information please" customer review card laid-in. In publisher's dust jacket, $2.50 retail price on front flap, slight shelf wear apparent on corners, vibrant illustrations on front panel, a fine example. In 1954, Johnny Guitar was adapted into a film starring Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, and Mercedes McCambridge. It was preserved by the National Film Registry in 2008.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12099
- Title
- Johnny Guitar
- Author
- Chanslor, Roy
- Illustrator
- First edition of Johnny Guitar by Roy Chanslor.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- chanslor, roy chanslor, chanslor first edition, johnny guitar, joan crawford, sterling hayden, mercedes mccambridge, chanslor the ballad of cat ballou, roy chanslor johnny guitar
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About the Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Laid-in
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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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Copyright page
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- 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...
- 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...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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