DEATHS FOR THE LADIES (AND OTHER DISASTERS)
by Mailer, Norman
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/Very good
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. Signed by Norman Mailer on the front flyleaf. A rather eccentric collection of poetry by the revered American novelist. Octavo. Original white cloth-covered boards over a black cloth spine, with white titles. A near fine copy in a lightly edgeworn dust jacket with a tiny chip to the top edge of the front panel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75125
- Title
- DEATHS FOR THE LADIES (AND OTHER DISASTERS)
- Author
- Mailer, Norman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- Literature, Poetry
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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- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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....