THE LAPIDARY - THE BINDER'S COPY, SIGNED
by Greene, Jonathan
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1969. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of ten copies specially bound and designated for the author, publisher, and a few individuals within the inner circle of the press, this one marked "Binder's Copy" and signed by the author on the colophon. Octavo (24.5cm); pictorial printed paper-cover boards, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [6],7-27,[3]pp. Tiny spot to upper left corner of rear board, otherwise Fine in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine dustjacket. Greene's only collection of poems published by the press, offered here in its most limited state. Morrow & Cooney 62b.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6663
- Title
- THE LAPIDARY - THE BINDER'S COPY, SIGNED
- Author
- Greene, Jonathan
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Black Sparrow Press
- Place of Publication
- Los Angeles
- Date Published
- 1969
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About the Seller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...