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Serenade (Limited Edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author to his wife Florence Macbeth)
by James M. Cain
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Various cities: Albatross, 1939. First Edition. Limited Edition, published simultaneously with the First Edition, one of twelve unnumbered copies bound in quarter leather, with raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. INSCRIBED on the front endpaper by the author to his fourth and final wife, Florence Macbeth, underneath a small drawing of a four-leaf clover: "To Florence / A kiss, a serenade, and a hope, all in one picture / Jamie / Los Angeles, Calif / June 14, 1947."
Cain's bleakest noir, and his final masterpiece, the tale of an opera tenor who runs to Mexico to flee from professional disgrace, meets a girl there, and then attempts a triumphant return to Hollywood with her as his semi-legal bride. But the glory of his return is brutally stonewalled by the reality of his poor decisions and the pitiless backlash of fame.
Very Good plus in a Good example of the publisher's vellum jacket. Boards slightly warped. Jacket has loss along the spine. Housed in a Good, moderately rubbed slipcase.
Cain's bleakest noir, and his final masterpiece, the tale of an opera tenor who runs to Mexico to flee from professional disgrace, meets a girl there, and then attempts a triumphant return to Hollywood with her as his semi-legal bride. But the glory of his return is brutally stonewalled by the reality of his poor decisions and the pitiless backlash of fame.
Very Good plus in a Good example of the publisher's vellum jacket. Boards slightly warped. Jacket has loss along the spine. Housed in a Good, moderately rubbed slipcase.
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- Bookseller
- Royal Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 159679
- Title
- Serenade (Limited Edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author to his wife Florence Macbeth)
- Author
- James M. Cain
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Albatross
- Place of Publication
- Various cities
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- Limited Editions | Mystery and Crime
- Bookseller catalogs
- Limited Editions; Mystery and Crime;
Terms of Sale
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Baltimore, Maryland
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www.royalbooks.com
We are an open shop located in the midtown section of Baltimore. Check our website for directions if you are coming through the Baltimore area. We are open 10AM-6PM EST, Monday through Friday. You may email an order at any time, 24 hours a day.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Poor
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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...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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....
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