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The Black House
by Highsmith, Patricia
- Used
- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Penzler Press / The Mysterious Press, 1988. Limited Edition. Cloth. Fine. Signed limited edition of The Black House by Patricia Highsmith.. Octavo, 258pp. Full black cloth, title in gilt on spine. A fine example, appears unread. Housed in the publisher's matching black cloth slipcase. One of 250 copies, this being number 53. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) wrote numerous popular psychological thrillers and crime fiction, including Strangers on a Train, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Deep Water, and this book, The Black House.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15063
- Title
- The Black House
- Author
- Highsmith, Patricia
- Illustrator
- Signed limited edition of The Black House by Patricia Highsmith.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Penzler Press / The Mysterious Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- first edition Patricia Highsmith, Deep Water Highsmith, Strangers on a train Highsmith, signed book Patricia Highsmith, Talented Mr Ripley, The Blunderer Highsmith, found in the street, mermaids on the golf course, Eugene Ferdinand Walter, monkey poe
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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