Pick-Up
by Willeford, Charles
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Beacon Publications Corp, 1955. First Edition. Very Good+. First edition. 191, [1] pp. Illustrated wraps. A Very Good+ copy with an uncreased spine, bright wraps, slight lean to spine and shelf wear, slight crease to bottom of front wrap, rubbing to back wrap. An excellent noir novel by the Miami Blues author that flaunts breaking a well-known rule of writing: to not hide crucial character information until the end of the book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140939490
- Title
- Pick-Up
- Author
- Willeford, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Beacon Publications Corp
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- pulp, noir, hard-boiled
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
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....