Self-Portrait. Book People Picture Themselves. From the Collection of Burt Britton
by BRITTON, BURT
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Santa Barbara, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong format, 9 1/2” x 6 1/4”. Pencil ownership signature. Fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with just a hint of dust soiling and edge wear. A collection of self-portrait drawings by writers and other literary folk from the collection of Burt Britton, created during his days as a bookseller at New York’s famous Strand Book Store. Some of the more than 600 self-portraits include Tennessee Williams, Lillian Hellman, Kurt Vonnegut, Michael McClure, John Gardner, Robert Penn Warren, Allen Ginsberg, Susan Sontag, Truman Capote, Borges, John Fowles, John Cage, Woody Allen,William Styron, Philip Roth, Joseph Heller, etc.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Pepper Rare Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23089E
- Title
- Self-Portrait. Book People Picture Themselves. From the Collection of Burt Britton
- Author
- BRITTON, BURT
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
James Pepper Rare Books, Inc.
Biblio member since 2005
Santa Barbara, California
About James Pepper Rare Books, Inc.
We are long-term members of the Antiquarian Bookseller's Association of America. We specialize in American & English Literature, Mystery & Detective Fiction, Rare Cinema Material, Autograph & Signed Material, and an Eclectic Offering of Literature & Ephemera.
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