Dad: A Novel (signed)
by WHARTON, WILLIAM
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
-
Potomac, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
First American Edition, First Printing. Signed by Wharton on the title page. William Wharton was the pen-name of American author Albert William Du Aime (1925-2008), best remembered for his novel Birdy. Fine in a fine dust jacket with only a small nick at the head and tail of the spine. Original black quarter cloth, grey-brown boards, spine lettered in copper and front board in blind, publisher's device to rear board in blind. Tall octavo. 449 pages.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Grinning Cat Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18118
- Title
- Dad: A Novel (signed)
- Author
- WHARTON, WILLIAM
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE;
Terms of Sale
Grinning Cat Books
Fourteen (14) day return guarantee, for any reason, and we pay return shipping costs if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Grinning Cat Books
Biblio member since 2020
Potomac, Maryland
About Grinning Cat Books
Jump down the rabbit hole with us and check out our amazing collection of rare and unique books and literary inspired art! Our mission is to make rare book collecting an engaging, fun, and accessible experience for everyone. All too often collecting can be an intimidating, bewildering, and seemingly "exclusive" past time. It shouldn't be! Our store and "Cheshire's Club" community is as welcoming to curious first-timers as to seasoned collectors, and we reward you for purchases and many other activities. So, whether you're adding to a large library, starting your first collection, investing, searching for a special gift, or simply buying for personal pleasure, you'll find the help, information you need, and wonderful options for every budget and occasion!
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...