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Beggars of Life
by Jim Tully
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good, forward leaning spine, fading to spine lettering, some soiling and rubbing to boards, fray and push to corners and extremi
- Seller
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Ridgewood, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Albert and Charles Boni, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover 8vo, blue cloth with gilt stamped lettering to front board and spine, 336 pp. Good, forward leaning spine, fading to spine lettering, some soiling and rubbing to boards, fray and push to corners and extremities of spine, some soiling to top of text block, a few dog eared pages, small open tear (1") to outer edge of page 331, only affecting the margin.. True First Edition of Tully's classic of early 20th century tramping and hobo life -- up there with Jack Black's You Can't Win in the genre's Valhalla.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Better Read Than Dead
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 591
- Title
- Beggars of Life
- Author
- Jim Tully
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover 8vo, blue cloth with gilt stamped lettering to front board and spine, 336 pp
- Book Condition
- Used - Good, forward leaning spine, fading to spine lettering, some soiling and rubbing to boards, fray and push to corners and extremi
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Albert and Charles Boni
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1924
- Keywords
- Hobo, Tramping, Tully, Depression, Train hopping
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Better Read Than Dead
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Ridgewood, New York
About Better Read Than Dead
Better Read Than Dead has been selling used books and other printed materials in Brooklyn, NY since 2012. We currently operate two open storefronts and an ever-growing online inventory.
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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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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