A Dove of the East and Other Stories
by Helprin, Mark
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good/very good
- Seller
-
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Signed first edition of Mark Helprin's A Dove of the East and Other Stories.. Octavo, x, 180pp, [1]. Yellow cloth spine, tan boards, title in gilt on spine. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Solid text block, small dampstain to bottom edge, previous ownership inscription on front free endpaper, a very good example. In publisher's dust jacket, price-clipped, shelf wear, a very good example. Signed by the author on title page, dated "2.XI.04.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12255
- Title
- A Dove of the East and Other Stories
- Author
- Helprin, Mark
- Illustrator
- Signed first edition of Mark Helprin's A Dove of the East and Other Stories.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- helprin, mark helprin, helprin first edition, short stories, a dove of the east, a dove of the east and other stories, helprin refiner's fire, helprin winter's tale
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
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- Copyright page
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- Cloth
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- Title Page
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