The Devil's Own Dear Son : a Comedy of the Fatted Calf [SIGNED]
by Cabell, Branch
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Collectible-Fine -/VG -
- Seller
-
Long Beach, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus and Co., 1949 210 pp.; HB w/DJ. Signed by Cabell on sfep, one of only 50 trade copies rumored to be signed in this manner. Pages: clean, bright, tight; t.e. lightly Cover: green, yellow logo front, yellow titles spine and green titles to spine paster; light shelfwear, head/heel curved, front bottom corner bumped. DJ: clipped in Brodart, blackand blue w/ white and blue titles front, white titles spine, white back w/ author photo and black and blue text; edges, corners, points modestly worn, edge crinkles, a few closed tears, chip heel. We have a substantial Cabell collection.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Independent Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010760
- Title
- The Devil's Own Dear Son : a Comedy of the Fatted Calf [SIGNED]
- Author
- Cabell, Branch
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible-Fine -
- Jacket Condition
- VG -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Trade Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1949
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- cabell, literature
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About the Seller
Independent Books
Biblio member since 2005
Long Beach, Washington
About Independent Books
Independent Books deals in used, antiquarian, and rare collectible volumes. Our books are in great condition -- we provide value to you by offering the book in the best condition for the best price, and we frequently have one-of-a-kind collectibles in extraordinary shape. A tremendous resource for the discriminating collector/connoisseur. Service and client satisfaction are our hallmarks. We are glad to conduct research or locate a difficult-to-find title. Our book rating standards are as follows; nearly all of our stock is VG or better: As New (AN)-just as states, clean, bright, tight, no defects. Fine-AN, but not as bright, minor marks or other minor defects. Very Good (VG)-small to modest tears, chips, marks, cocked etc. Good (G)-not so much, with larger tears or chips, possibly soiled, cocked, etc. Fair-ugly, with pages or large areas of DJ missing or other major defects. Poor(P)-truly ugly, disbound or requiring other major rehabilitation. We stabilize most minor defects with archival quality materials, and with few exceptions, these stabilizations are reversible
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- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- 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....
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.