THE DARING YOUNG MAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE AND OTHER STORIES
by Saroyan, William
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good/Very good
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Random House, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Signed by William Saroyan on the front flyleaf. The author's first book, a collection of 26 short stories that established Saroyan (1908-81) as one of the most popular writers of the era. Octavo. Original cloth binding, with a gold foil wraparound band and black stamping. Light fading along the extremities of the boards. The dust jacket is moderately browned, more so along the spine and folds, with a small spot to the front panel and a bit of mild edgewear; otherwise very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75491
- Title
- THE DARING YOUNG MAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE AND OTHER STORIES
- Author
- Saroyan, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1934
- Keywords
- Literature, Armenian Americans, Short Stories
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....