Somebody In Boots (Inscribed)
by Algren, Nelson
- Used
- good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Avon, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Vanguard Press, 1935. First edition. Cloth. Good. First edition of the author's first book. This copy in good condition with wear to covers. Prior ownership stamp to inside front pastedown and a handwritten price on the half-title page. While condition of this book is ordinary, it is very nicely INSCRIBED by Algren to friend and fellow New York artist, Richard Merkin on the front endpaper. Algren has added his customary drawing of a cat next to the inscription. Lacking rare dustwrapper. Inscribed copies of this title are by no means common.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Derringer Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10407
- Title
- Somebody In Boots (Inscribed)
- Author
- Algren, Nelson
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Vanguard Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- Literature, First Book, Inscribed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature / First Editions;
Terms of Sale
Derringer Books
All books returnable for full refund within two weeks of delivery.
About the Seller
Derringer Books
Biblio member since 2005
Avon, Connecticut
About Derringer Books
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Glossary
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...