The Wild Boys: A Book of the Dead
by BURROUGHS, William S
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: Calder & Boyars, 1972. First U.K. Edition. First Impression. Octavo (20.5cm); red paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [vi],[2],3-184,[2]pp. Faint foxing to upper edge of textblock and front endpaper, else Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced £2.50), with some trivial surface wear and scattered foxing; Near Fine. Novel depicting a violent, homosexual youth movement whose objective is the downfall of western civilization. Maynard & Miles A20.b.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 80834
- Title
- The Wild Boys: A Book of the Dead
- Author
- BURROUGHS, William S
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.K. Edition
- Publisher
- Calder & Boyars
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1972
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
Lorne Bair Rare Books specializes in books, mansuscripts, and printed ephemera relating to American Social History, with an emphasis on radical and utopian movements of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. We are available in our showroom by appointment, at shows, and on-line through various booksellers' sites or at our website www.lornebair.com.
Glossary
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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...
- 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...