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A Walk On The Wild Side
by Algren, Nelson
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. First edition. Signed by Algren, inscribed to former owners on front endpaper in the year of publication. Very Good+ with toning to top of cloth, "X" stamp on half-title (review copy?), hinge at page 24 a little free. Near Fine dust jacket is a little rubbed and worn, unclipped. An attractive signed true first of Algren's hard-boiled novel of New Orleans in the 1930s, made famous by the Lou Reed song, but also well-known for its quotes: "Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Mom's. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own.".
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140919018
- Title
- A Walk On The Wild Side
- Author
- Algren, Nelson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Cudahy
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- signed, first edition, New Orleans, Lou Reed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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