Ladders to Fire; With Engravings by Ian Hugo
by Nin, Anais
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very good/very good
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc, 1946. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very good/very good. First edition of Ladders to Fire by Anais Nin with engravings by Ian Hugo.. Octavo, 213pp. Black cloth, title in gilt on spine, illustration on front board in gilt. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Solid text block. Foxing to edges, endpapers, and some leaves. Finger marks to front board, illustrations intact, a very good example. In publisher's dust jacket, $2.75 retail price on front flap, faint shelf wear, chipping to top edge, vibrant coloring, a very good example.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12215
- Title
- Ladders to Fire; With Engravings by Ian Hugo
- Author
- Nin, Anais
- Illustrator
- First edition of Ladders to Fire by Anais Nin with engravings by Ian Hugo.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- Anais Nin, Anais Nin first edition, Anais Nin Ladders to Fire, Ladders to Fire first edition, Ian Hugo, Ian Hugo engravings, seduction of the minotaur, this hunger, the early diary of anais nin
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- Jacket
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- Octavo
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- Cloth
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- Chipping
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