Old Ahab's Friend, and Friend to Noah, Speaks His Piece [1/40 signed]
by Bradbury, Ray
- Used
- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
[Glendale]: [Roy A. Squires], 1971. First Edition. Pamphlet. Fine/Fine. [16] pages. A long poem inspired by Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, and the Bible. One of 485 copies. This is one of the first 40, which were signed by the author at the end of the poem. The signed copies were issued in an unprinted marbled paper dust jacket. First edition (first printing, number 13 of 40 subscriber's copies). A fine copy in wrappers (paperback) in a fine, unprinted, marbled paper jacket. Signed by the author at the end of the text. Variant with title printed in dark orange on cover. No envelope or publication checklist.
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Details
- Seller
- Downtown Brown Books, ABAA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 981
- Title
- Old Ahab's Friend, and Friend to Noah, Speaks His Piece [1/40 signed]
- Author
- Bradbury, Ray
- Format/Binding
- Pamphlet
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- [Roy A. Squires]
- Place of Publication
- [Glendale]
- Date Published
- 1971
- Bookseller catalogs
- POETRY; Limited Edition; SF / SCIENCE FICTION;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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- Fine
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- Wrappers
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- First Edition
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...