The Painted Bird
by Jerzy Kosinski
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
$75.00$60.00
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1965. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Brown cloth with black lettering to the spine. Brown EPs.Top page edges dyed light brown . Stated Third Printing with only the 1965 date on the CR page. Price clipped DJ designed by Leo and Diane Dillon. This copy is VG. DJ is VG. Exterior has small, faded damp stains to front and rear lower corners, not affecting inside boards or text, but mimicked on DJ. Otherwise exterior is rich. Lettering id crisp. Edges are sharp. Inside is unmarked and tight. Modestly toned. DJ has a minimally sunned spine, a pin sized puncture to rear hinge, and modest wear at tips along with a small "Doubleday" sticker to rear. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002429
- Title
- The Painted Bird
- Author
- Jerzy Kosinski
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1965
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bailey Bonzo Books
Biblio member since 2020
Shelbyville, Indiana
About Bailey Bonzo Books
Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
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- Spine
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- Sunned
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- Cloth
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- Tight
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- VG
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- Crisp
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- Price Clipped
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Edges
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