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A Confederate General from Big Sur
by Richard Brautigan
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Grove Press, Inc, 1964. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1964. First Edition with no additional printings to copyright page. Octavo. 159 pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $3.95 price present. Blue boards stamped in silver.
Dust jacket shows some very slight chipping and light wear to edges. General rubbing and light spotting with some surface scratching. Boards show some general spotting and slight lean to spine. Binding is sound. Touch of foxing to top edge of text block, with pages otherwise clean and unmarked.
Dust jacket shows some very slight chipping and light wear to edges. General rubbing and light spotting with some surface scratching. Boards show some general spotting and slight lean to spine. Binding is sound. Touch of foxing to top edge of text block, with pages otherwise clean and unmarked.
Synopsis
A Confederate General From Big Sur is Richard Brautigan's first novel, published in 1964. The story takes place in 1957. A man named Lee Mellon believes he is a descendant of a Confederate general who was originally from Big Sur. This general is not in any books or records and there is so far no proof of his existence. Although Mellon meets a drifter from the Pacific Northwest who has also heard of this general.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10290
- Title
- A Confederate General from Big Sur
- Author
- Richard Brautigan
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Grove Press, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Edges
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- Chipping
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
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- Octavo
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- Text Block
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