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THE MONTAUK FAULT
by Mitgang, Herbert
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- Seller
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Los Angeles , California, United States
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About This Item
[HERBERT MITGANG]. THE MONTAUK FAULT. ASSOCIATION COPY. Arbor House, New York, 1981. First Edition, First printing. Full number line, True First Edition. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean and binding tight. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine / Very Good. Unclipped with mild shelf wear, micro-chips and creases to edge extremities typical of dust jackets of this age. Dust jacket in professional Brodart collector plastic sleeve. Signed with rare long inscription by author Herbert Mitgang on first endpaper and hand written letter to friends on postcard laid-in. The Montauk Lighthouse in New York was one of the inspirations to the novel and where the famous author, journalist, historian and playwright had written the postcard. Cover art by Paul Bacon and rear cover photograph of author by Henry Grossman. Classic spy thriller novel during the height of the Cold War, signed with scarce postcard, inscriptions, autograph(s), association copy, collectible. 285 pgs. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Astro Trader Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1000-426
- Title
- THE MONTAUK FAULT
- Author
- Mitgang, Herbert
- Illustrator
- Paul Bacon, Henry Grossman
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Arbor House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Herbert Mitgang, Paul Bacon, Henry Grossman, postcard, signed, inscribed, Association Copy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Firsts; Mystery / Crime Detective;
Terms of Sale
Astro Trader Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Astro Trader Books
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Astro Trader Books was founded in 2010 selling camera manuals, then branched into antiquarian, modern firsts, science fiction, fantasy, horror genres and pulp fiction.
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- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- Number Line
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- Tight
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- Laid-in
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- Jacket
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- Shelf Wear
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- New
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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