DIFFERENT DANCES
by Silverstein, Shel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good + to Very Good/Good + to Very Good
- Seller
-
Mercedes, Texas, United States
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About This Item
NY, NY: Harper & Row, 1979. unpaginated, gray-blue cloth w/ gold lettering; Book shows fading to top 2 1/4" of front board, as well as to very bottom edge, & very top & bottom edges of rear board; a bit of fading to spine; corners of boards lightly to moderately bumped; a couple of light scrapes to boards; Dust jacket shows some yellowing to top portion of front panel (precisely corresponding to faded portion of book's front board, with even the portion of lettering positioned over that area leaving corresponding unfaded areas within it), as well as to about a 3/8" strip along spine; spine panel shows yellowing, as well; front inside flap is price clipped & has a light vertical crease; approx. top 3/8" of both inside flaps shows some yellowing; a little wear to ends of flap folds & to portions of top edge of jacket; overall, a clean, sturdy & attractive copy / "Startling, irreverent and provocative, the incomparable creator of poems and fables for children now turns his eye and pen upon the social calamities and absurdities of the adult world." Illustrated with B&W drawings. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good + to Very Good/Good + to Very Good. Illus. by Shel Silverstein. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
Synopsis
Shel Silverstein is best known for his children's poetry, but "Uncle Shelby" was also a witty, dirty old man. He began by drawing adult cartoons for the military during his stint as a soldier in the 1950s, and contributed to Playboy from 1957 to the mid-1970's. This irreverant humor is reflected in his poems and books geared toward mature audiences. Different Dances was published in 1979, and first editions in complete dust jackets are scarce. This book is a rather large folio edition - over 12 - 15" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- High Castle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- HCA-4926
- Title
- DIFFERENT DANCES
- Author
- Silverstein, Shel
- Illustrator
- Shel Silverstein
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good + to Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good + to Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- NY, NY
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- HCA, HUMOR, CARTOONING, CARTOONS, COMICS, SATIRE, SOCIAL COMMENTARY, RELATIONSHIPS
- Bookseller catalogs
- ALL BOOKS-0010;
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
Terms of Sale
High Castle Books
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About the Seller
High Castle Books
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Mercedes, Texas
About High Castle Books
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