Maggie. A Girl of the Streets
by Crane, Stephen
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton, 1896. This is a Very Good copy of the First Trade Edition of Crane's naturalistic novel that so shocked editors he could not get it published; three years previously he had been forced to print it himself - a small issue in wraps, and a true rarity today. The critical and financial success of "The Red Badge of Courage" decided the controversy and Appleton took the plunge. "Maggie" is now regarded as a landmark in American literature. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition Thus/First Trade Edition, itself a rare title. Tan cloth binding with blindstamped designs filled in red, black, and gilt; second state Title Page. Clean text; 158 pages with 12 pages of publisher's adverts in the rear. The covers show moderate wear and soiling; the spine is darkened; the rear gutter is craked but holding. No dustjacket; in an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Thus.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
Synopsis
Luc Sante is the author of Low Life , Evidence , and The Factory of Facts . He teaches at Bard College and lives in New York.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001850
- Title
- Maggie. A Girl of the Streets
- Author
- Crane, Stephen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus.
- Publisher
- D. Appleton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1896
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Second State
- used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
- Gutter
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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