The Dainty Monsters.
by Michael Ondaatje
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Toronto, Ontario, Canada The Coach House Press, 1967. Hardcover First Canadian Edition (1967), unstated in accordance with CHP's customary practice. First Canadian Edition (1967), unstated in accordance with CHP's customary practice. Good+ in Good+ DJ: Both book and DJ show some indications of use. The Book shows light wear to the extremities; a former owner's name in tiny inked letters at the top of the front free endpaper; some dust-dulling and faint stains at the top edge of the text block and a small, very faint smudge at the upper fore-edge; the front board shows slight bowing; the binding shows slight lean; but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. A lightly worn copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a few flaws. '. The DJ shows wear to the extremities; with a small chip to the head of the backstrip and some scuffing to the bottom of the front hinge and a half-inch split at the lower corner of the front panel; moderate rubbing to the panels; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. Moderately worn, but remains attractive and for the most part intact. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 5.9 x 0.55 inches). 77 pages. Original publisher's plain brown cloth. Language: English. Weight: 9.7 ounces. Limited edition of 500 copies, this being no. 80. Hardback with DJ.
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Details
- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 51422
- Title
- The Dainty Monsters.
- Author
- Michael Ondaatje
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Canadian Edition (1967), unstated in accordance with CHP
- Publisher
- The Coach House Press,
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Date Published
- 1967.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Contemporary Poetry; Poetry First Editions; Poetry; Literature: World; Authors K-P; English Literature;
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Oregon City, Oregon
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