The Man Who Knew Kennedy
by Bourjaily, Vance
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
- Seller
-
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Dial Press, 1967. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. Signed first edition of The Man Who Knew Kennedy by Vance Bourjaily.. Octavo, 312pp. Blue cloth, title in gilt on spine. Stated "First printing, 1967" on copyright page. Solid text block, faint rubbing to cloth at corners. In the publisher's dust jacket, $5.95 retail price on front flap, some shelf wear, one short closed tear to top edge, a near fine example. Signed by the author on the title page: "To Steve --- / with very best wishes. Cheers, Vance / May 2000 / Baton Rouge, LA.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15116
- Title
- The Man Who Knew Kennedy
- Author
- Bourjaily, Vance
- Illustrator
- Signed first edition of The Man Who Knew Kennedy by Vance Bourjaily.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- The Dial Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...