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THE COUNTERFEITERS; With Journal of "The Counterfeiters" / The Novel translated from the French by Dorothy Bussy / The Journal translated from the French and annotated by Justin O'Brien
by Gide, Andre
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Modern Library #327, 1955. Early reprint. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 12mo (7 1/4" x 4 7/8"), gray cloth with black labels & gold lettering on spine and ruling on cover, archival polyester-protected lettered dust jacket (price-clipped) with inset B&W sketch of Gide, publisher's gray topstain; gray-patterned Running Torchbearer ML endpapers; [ix] + 432 pages + [6] Ads. SUPERIOR CONDITION: internally tight, clean, bright; externally the dj is bright with light edgewear.<br/> <br/> Copyright states 1955. Toledano Guide (pp.165, 176) indicates a later date range of 1954-59 for the pattern on the rear panel of the dust jacket. It's internal dj number is "415," which indicates a date on or about 1962. <br/> <br/> André Gide (1869 - 1951) was a French author who won the Nobel Prize in Literature (in 1947). Gide's career ranged from the symbolist movement to anticolonialism. The New York Times described him as "France's greatest contemporary man of letters."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7462
- Title
- THE COUNTERFEITERS; With Journal of "The Counterfeiters" / The Novel translated from the French by Dorothy Bussy / The Journal translated from the French and annotated by Justin O'Brien
- Author
- Gide, Andre
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Modern Library #327
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- existential, underground, Vichy, Nazis, persona, Paris
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
Glossary
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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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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