SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER - REVIEW COPY
by Goodis, David
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Grove Press, 1962. First Edition Thus. Movie tie-in edition for the author's 1956 novel Down There, basis for François Truffaut 's 1960 film noir Tirez sur le Pianiste (Shoot the Piano Player). Wrappers feature seven stills from the film, with a cover printing a quote by Henry Miller. Not an uncommon book, but scarce as an advance. A review copy, with the publisher's typed slip laid in. Octavo; photo-illustrated wrappers; black edge-staining; 159pp, [1] ad. Hint of tanning to text edges, else Fine and unread.
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- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2024
- Title
- SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER - REVIEW COPY
- Author
- Goodis, David
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Grove Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
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About the Seller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Movie tie-in
- an edition of a book which is produced in conjunction with a movie which is usually based on the book, often with a cover image...