New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. First edition. Hardcover, [octavo], green cloth boards, black spine titles, illustrated dust jacket, 178 pp. Very good book; Very good dust jacket, spine ends chipped, front and back covers with several tears along edges. Jacket design by Emil Antonucci. First printing identifying marker of 'A' printed under copyright statement to colophon. Tipped in editorial copy slip rubber stamp dated Sep[tember] 22 1952.

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Bookseller: Better Read Than Dead (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1696
Title: The Bicycle Rider in Beverly Hills
Author: William Saroyan
Illustrator: Jacket design by Emil Antonucci
Format/Binding: Hardcover, [octavo], green cloth boards, black spine titles, illustrated dust jacket, 178 pp
Book Condition: Used - Very good book; Very good dust jacket, spine ends chipped, front and back covers with several tears along edges
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1952
Keywords: William Saroyan, The Bicycle Rider, The Bicycle Rider in Beverly Hills

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