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The Dean's December.
by Saul Bellow
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0060148497
- ISBN 13
- 9780060148492
- Seller
-
Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY Harper and Row, 1982. Hardcover First Edition (1982), so stated. This Signed First Edition limited to 500 copies, of which this is number 209. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition (1982), so stated. This Signed First Edition limited to 500 copies, of which this is number 209. Very Near Fine in Very Good+ to Near Fine Slipcase, which shows just a touch of wear to the corner tips and the mildest rubbing. The Book shows a hint of crimp to the head of the backstrip; else flawless; the binding is square secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single, minor, unobtrusive flaw only. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The glassine "DJ" is in Near Fine condition, showing mild rubbing; else flawless. Remains attractive and intact. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.35 x 1.35 inches). 312 pages. Language: English. Weight: 30.1 ounces. Deep crimson cloth over boards with gilt titles at the backstrip. This is a copy of the Limited Slipcased Edition of 500 numbered and signed copies, indicated/numbered as such on the Front Limitation Page. It is very prominently and beautifully signed in black fountain pen by Saul Bellow. Hardback in glassine DJ and Slipcased. Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1976. Winner of The National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Literature in 1990. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
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Details
- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 55353
- Title
- The Dean's December.
- Author
- Saul Bellow
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition (1982), so stated. This Signed First Edition limit
- ISBN 10
- 0060148497
- ISBN 13
- 9780060148492
- Publisher
- Harper and Row,
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1982.
- Bookseller catalogs
- English Literature; Modern Fiction; Classic American Fiction; Contemporary Fiction; American Popular Fiction;
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