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THE NAKED I.
by Chanslor, Roy
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine in near fine jacket.
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1953. Near fine in near fine jacket.. Scarce inscribed first edition of this hardboiled midcentury novel by the screenwriter and author of JOHNNY GUITAR and THE BALLAD OF CAT BALLOU. Chanslor's knowing novel of love and commerce is the tale of a man who has, in his own words, "written so many movies that when the chips are down he acts like a movie," and a valiant and professional Twentieth Century Wife doomed to lose at her own game to "a middle-aged child, the All-American male infant." As charming as possible, under the circumstances. 8.5'' x 5.5''. Original red cloth. In original unclipped ($3.00) pictorial dust jacket by Paul Galdone. 248 pages. Inscribed by Chanslor on front free endpaper: To Clarence / With best wishes, Roy Chancslor / 11/10/52, Encino, Calif." Boards scuffed at extremities; spine a bit sunned. Two ownership stamps to rear paste-down. Light chipping and a few tiny closed tears to jacket; minor soil to rear jacket panel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 48732
- Title
- THE NAKED I.
- Author
- Chanslor, Roy
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in near fine jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Crown Publishers, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- 20th century,1950s,Film,Humor / Satire
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About the Seller
Type Punch Matrix
Biblio member since 2020
Silver Spring, Maryland
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
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