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King Kong
by Lovelace, Delos W. [Novelization]; Edgar Wallace and Merian C. Cooper [Conception]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1932. First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good. First edition of the novelization of the 1933 RKO film; in the first issue jacket. Bound in publisher's lime green cloth lettered in dark brown with black topstain. Very Good+ tide mark to bottom margins of boards protruding on to endsheets else Near Fine. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket identified by the redundant use of the word "by" ("conceived by/by Edgar Wallace") with faded spine, chipped edges and wear at folds; tape repairs at verso. A nice copy in the scarce dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140946050
- Title
- King Kong
- Author
- Lovelace, Delos W. [Novelization]; Edgar Wallace and Merian C. Cooper [Conception]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1932
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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