The Dainty Monsters
by ONDAATJE, MICHAEL
- Used
- poor
- first
- Condition
- Poor/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Toronto: The Coach House Press, 1967. First Edition. Cloth. Poor/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. One of 500 numbered [#330] copies. Brown cloth. Title and author written to the spine in white. Library stamps to the outer page edges. Two pages blindstamped. Usual markings to the front pastedown and endpage. Cloth worn at the outer corners and head and heel of spine. Label residue to spine as well. An ugly copy, lacking the original jacket, however, a true first of a scarce title.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23228
- Title
- The Dainty Monsters
- Author
- ONDAATJE, MICHAEL
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Coach House Press
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1967
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
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
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- First Edition
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- Edges
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