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L.A. WOMAN: A Novel
by Babitz, Eve
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/FINE
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Linden Press / Simon and Schuster, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. NEAR FINE/FINE. SIGNED and inscribed on the FFEP by Babitz to her fellow Angelenos, the fine-press publishing duo Ralph Sylvester and Stathis Orphanos: 'Dear Stathis & Ralph / Without you, I would be nothing / Love / Eve Babitz / [heart] ' 159pp. 12mo, Peach paper over boards backed in white cloth, stamped in copper gilt. NEAR FINE in FINE jacket, Fore tail corner a bit bumped, else exceedingly clean and sharp with crisp, fresh pages but with the remainder mark which most surviving copies of her final and initially poorly-selling novel bear, a coda marking Babitz's drift into a decade of obscurity and seclusion. 'Eve Babitz *is* L.A.' said an early jacket blurb, and this is a lovely intra-Hollywood association copy of her eponymous novel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arches Bookhouse
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 503928
- Title
- L.A. WOMAN: A Novel
- Author
- Babitz, Eve
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- FINE
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Linden Press / Simon and Schuster
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
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Terms of Sale
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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
Arches Bookhouse
Biblio member since 2022
Portland, Oregon
About Arches Bookhouse
Brick & mortar humanities bookshop in Portland, OR. Philosophy, history, theology, literature, art.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Remainder Mark
- Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Blurb
- The blurb refers to the commentary that appears on the dust jacket flaps or the rear of the dustjacket. In the case of a...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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