The Dark Arena [Signed Bookplate Laid in]
by Mario Puzo; Ezra Jack Keats [dust jacket]
- Used
- very good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1955. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Random House, 1955. First Edition, stated First Printing. Octavo; publisher's decorative two-toned cloth in pictorial dust jacket by Ezra Jack Keats, green topstain; [6],308pp. Light shelf wear, jacket spine panel quite toned (as usual), light soil to cloth boards, else a Very Good and sound copy. Bookplate signed by the author laid in.
Mario Puzo's first novel, set during the post-War American occupation in Germany. The Godfather did not appear for another fourteen years.
Mario Puzo's first novel, set during the post-War American occupation in Germany. The Godfather did not appear for another fourteen years.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28938
- Title
- The Dark Arena [Signed Bookplate Laid in]
- Author
- Mario Puzo; Ezra Jack Keats [dust jacket]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1955
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- Shelf Wear
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