Elephant Bangs Train
by William Kotzwinkle
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Pantheon Books Inc., 1971. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". None . A bright first edition, second impression of the first printing of this short story anthology by William Kotzwinkle. A fantastic work by William Kotzwinkle, containing a collection of short stories which outline the author's incredible mind and imagination. A great read as an introduction to Kotzwinkle's style of writing. The first edition, first printing, second impression of this work.Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. By American novelist and children's author William Kotzwinkle, best known for his novel Doctor Rat and for the novelisation of the famous screenplay for E.T. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only, spine and boards only lightly bumped to head and tail and extremities. Dust wrapper unclipped and very smart with minor shelf wear, lightly soiled to wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 814A69
- Title
- Elephant Bangs Train
- Author
- William Kotzwinkle
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1971
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- first editions william kotzwinkle short stories william kotzwinkle
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.