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A LETTER FROM THE BASTILLE WRITTEN TO HIS WIFE; HERETOFORE UNPUBLISHED, NOW IN THE COLLECTION OF MR. GRAHAM NASH
by de Sade, Marquis; Pearson, Mr. Gregory (translator)
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Minor scuffing to boards, else near fine.
- Seller
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Derry, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: Privately Printed (Press of the Pegacycle Lady), 1968. First Edition. Softcover. Minor scuffing to boards, else near fine.. First Edition. Softcover. Translated and Introduced by Mr. Gregory A. Pearson. Together with a Facsimile of the Original. One of 150 numbered copies, privately printed, of which this is copy #31. Also SIGNED & INSCRIBED by rock star Graham Nash on the colophon page: "To Leon & Francine / with great affection / Graham / 31 May '75". Nash who purchased the original of the de Sade letter contained herein, became interested in producing this book upon discovering that the letter was unpublished. 8vo, 1/4 buckram with paste-paper boards hand-made at the press, label printed in blue and black. Scarce. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.
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- Bookseller
- Bert Babcock - Bookseller, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50838
- Title
- A LETTER FROM THE BASTILLE WRITTEN TO HIS WIFE; HERETOFORE UNPUBLISHED, NOW IN THE COLLECTION OF MR. GRAHAM NASH
- Author
- de Sade, Marquis; Pearson, Mr. Gregory (translator)
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Minor scuffing to boards, else near fine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Privately Printed (Press of the Pegacycle Lady)
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- letter, nonfiction, signed, mmb
Terms of Sale
Bert Babcock - Bookseller, LLC
Please note that all items are offered subject to prior sale. All our books are FIRST EDITIONS and FIRST PRINTINGS unless noted otherwise. All dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers. All books are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 10 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Bert Babcock - Bookseller, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Derry, New Hampshire
About Bert Babcock - Bookseller, LLC
Modern first editions - mainly American and English - many of the books being signed; poetry, poetry broadsides, and press books. Most of our holdings are modern and fairly contemporary, and feature both mainstream and genre fiction (e.g. contemporary literature, detective & science fiction), with emphasis on notable writers and literary prize-winners in both prose and poetry.
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- Inscribed
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