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Come Back, Dr. Caligari
by Barthelme, Donald
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1964. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Signed by Barthelme, inscribed to Celia Simon and her partner on half title. [viii], 183 pp. Original purple cloth with gilt lettering. Near Fine with former owner's on front free endpaper, scratch to that page, in an unclipped dust jacket with small spine panel repair. The author's first collection of stories.
Laid in is an original pencil portrait of Barthelme by an unknown artist dated 1982, very skillfully done, signed by Barthelme as well.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140938620
- Title
- Come Back, Dr. Caligari
- Author
- Barthelme, Donald
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- drawing, portrait
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Art;
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.
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