STRANGER THAN TRUTH [SIGNED]
by CASPARY, VERA
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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CARLSBAD , California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1946. Original blue cloth. Spine with gilt framed black oval panel titled in gilt. INSCRIBED BY VERA CASPARY in year of publication "For Connie - from me - Vera - Nov. 8 '46." Vera Caspary (1899 - 1987) was an American writer of novels, screenplays and short stories. She was one of the most prominent women writers and playrights of her generation and also one of the most forward-looking in her terms of the role of women. Several of her books were made into movies including Laura directed by Otto Preminger in 1943. Cloth covers scuffed and worn. Firmly bound and internally a very good copy. Signed or inscribed books by this author are quite scarce. (Search our listings for three other inscribed titles by Vera Caspary). Signed by Author. First Printing (Stated). Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18374
- Title
- STRANGER THAN TRUTH [SIGNED]
- Author
- CASPARY, VERA
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Printing (Stated)
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- Hollywood Cinema Screenplay Movie Film Noir Mystery
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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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
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- 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...
- 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...