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Gold Pencil

by Boylan, Malcolm Stuart

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Very Good/Very Good
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Sykesville, Maryland, United States
Item Price
$35.00
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About This Item

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1953. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Full bound yellow cloth boards with black lettering to spine; some toning to front and rear endpapers, otherwise clean; binding solid. Dustjacket shows original price of $3.50 (corner is clipped, with bit of "0" in the price removed). Some fade of blue and gold at the spine; some edgewear at head and heel of spine; small chip and 1/2 inch closed tear at head of spine. A sequel to "Tin Sword", and the author's second novel. A comic novel set in Los Angeles in 1919, it is the story of Joshua Doty ( "a cross between Tristam Shandy and Lorenzo the Magnificent") - police reporter, movie publicity man, and free-lance pencil (newspaper reporter).

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Bookseller
Bayside Books of Maryland, IOBA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
000335
Title
Gold Pencil
Author
Boylan, Malcolm Stuart
Format/Binding
Hard Cover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Place of Publication
Boston
Date Published
1953
Weight
2.19 lbs
Keywords
Fiction Reporter Newspaper Los Angeles Movie Cinema

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Bayside Books of Maryland, IOBA

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Biblio member since 2005
Sykesville, Maryland

About Bayside Books of Maryland, IOBA

Bayside Books of Maryland is an online-only store, and has been operating since 2001. I believe in accurately identifying both edition and condition. I am a book collector myself, and understand the importance of complete and honest descriptions.

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