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First Printings of American Authors: contributions toward descriptive checklists, Volume 1, 2, 3, 4
by Bruccoli, Matthew J. and C.E. Frazer Clark, Jr., eds
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Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Company, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Massively heavy, oversized volumes, four of them. An indispensable collection of four of the five volumes of the influential compendium of American authors and first edition, first printings of their works. All in First Edition, First Printing states, bound in a big, tall, massively heavy quarto hardcover format, two-tone light blue and darker blue cloth over boards format, gilt decoration to front cover, lettering to spines. Plentiful facsimiles. Errata slips tipped-in behind front free endpapaers of the first two volumes. Very slight smudging to page tips at bottom. Each of the four volumes cover the alphabet but in repeating fashion, one volume piled upon another. No dust jackets, as issued. Each volume also features a fine, two-page illustrated endpaper, being black-and-white photographs of the American authors covered therein but also facsimiles of memos, title pages, dust jackets and the like. Volume 1 (1977): xxvii [2], 1-432 pp.; Volume 2 (1978): xvii [2], 2-407 pp.; Volume 3 (1978): xvii [2], 1-412 pp.; Volume 4 (1979): xvii [2], 3-406 pp. All in, a most handsome, useful set indeed.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Title
- First Printings of American Authors: contributions toward descriptive checklists, Volume 1, 2, 3, 4
- Author
- Bruccoli, Matthew J. and C.E. Frazer Clark, Jr., eds
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Gale Research Company
- Place of Publication
- Detroit, Michigan
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 4to 11" - 13" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Matthew J. Bruccoli C.E. Frazer Clark, Jr. Richard Layman Benjamin Franklin V
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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