Boy on a Dolphin
by DIVINE, DAVID
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Santa Barbara, California, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1955. First Edition. Signed presentation copy from David Divine to his literary agent Dorothy Olding of Harold Ober Associates, inscribed by the author: “To Dorothy Olding, with my grateful thanks. David.” Also signed “David Divine” on the title page. Near fine opy with some darkening along the edges in a very good dust jacket with some darkening to the spine and some chipping and small tears. Basis of the motion picture directed by Jean Negulesco, starring Alan Ladd, Clifton Webb, and Sophia Loren (in her U.S. film debut).
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Pepper Rare Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11238E
- Title
- Boy on a Dolphin
- Author
- DIVINE, DAVID
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
Terms of Sale
James Pepper Rare Books, Inc.
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About the Seller
James Pepper Rare Books, Inc.
Biblio member since 2005
Santa Barbara, California
About James Pepper Rare Books, Inc.
We are long-term members of the Antiquarian Bookseller's Association of America. We specialize in American & English Literature, Mystery & Detective Fiction, Rare Cinema Material, Autograph & Signed Material, and an Eclectic Offering of Literature & Ephemera.
Glossary
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- 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
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
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