The Second Coming [Signed]
by Walker Percy
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1980. Near Fine. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1980. First Edition, Limited Issue of 450 copies signed by Walker Percy at colophon, this being #402. Octavo. 360 pp. Blue cloth boards stamped in dark red and gilt; pale blue endpapers. Housed in publisher's gray slipcase. Spine ends mildly nudged. Binding sound and pages unmarked. Slipcase with a couple minor scrapes to top edge, mildly sunned, else sturdy and sound. A Near Fine copy in a Very Good slipcase.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27781
- Title
- The Second Coming [Signed]
- Author
- Walker Percy
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Sunned
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- Colophon
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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