HEART'S NEEDLE
by SNODGRASS, W. D
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Owner name and 1959 inscription on the front endpaper. Near Fine in a Near Fine, price-clipped, later-state dustwrapper with two
- Seller
-
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1959. First Edition. cloth. Owner name and 1959 inscription on the front endpaper. Near Fine in a Near Fine, price-clipped, later-state dustwrapper with two closed tears on the front panel. Author's first book and winner of a Pulitzer Prize. Only 1500 copies were printed. This copy in a later state dustwrapper, without the limitation statement and with review samples on the rear panel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012051
- Title
- HEART'S NEEDLE
- Author
- SNODGRASS, W. D
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Owner name and 1959 inscription on the front endpaper. Near Fine in a Near Fine, price-clipped, later-state dustwrapper with two
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- First Book, Pulitzer Prize, W. D. Snodgrass
- Bookseller catalogs
- Limited; First Book; Pulitzer Prize;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Later State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from a later run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some part...
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