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The Busy Body [Signed copy]
by WESTLAKE, Donald
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1966. First Edition. First Printing. Signed by the author on the title page; Octavo (21cm); blue paper-covered boards titled in gilt on the spine; green topstain; dustjacket by George Wiggins; 176pp.; rubbing to lower edge of boards and spine tips; mild sunning/discoloration to the topstain; Very Good+ or better. The dustjacket is unclipped (priced $3.95) with mild toning to the extremities, Very Good+ or better.
Inspiration for the 1967 feature film starring Sid Caeser, Robert Ryan, Anne Baxter, Richard Pryor, Dom DeLuise and others, directed by William Castle. "Aloysius Eugene Engel was born in Washington Heights in upper Manhattan twenty-nine years, four months and three days before Nick Rovito told him he was going to be a grave robber." (from the dustjacket).
Inspiration for the 1967 feature film starring Sid Caeser, Robert Ryan, Anne Baxter, Richard Pryor, Dom DeLuise and others, directed by William Castle. "Aloysius Eugene Engel was born in Washington Heights in upper Manhattan twenty-nine years, four months and three days before Nick Rovito told him he was going to be a grave robber." (from the dustjacket).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54871
- Title
- The Busy Body [Signed copy]
- Author
- WESTLAKE, Donald
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1966
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction; Mystery, Crime, and Detective Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- 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...
- First Edition
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- A.N.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....