THIS FLOWER ONLY BLOOMS EVERY HUNDRED YEARS - DELUXE ISSUE, SIGNED
by Jaffe, Sherril
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1979. First Edition. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 copies specially bound and signed by the author, each including an original drawing tipped in on a preliminary leaf. Octavo (23.5cm); decorative paper-covered boards and patterned cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [10],11-128,[4]pp. Fine, in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine, dustjacket. A collection of brief stories dealing with accidents, modern childhood, and the relationship between men and women.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6297
- Title
- THIS FLOWER ONLY BLOOMS EVERY HUNDRED YEARS - DELUXE ISSUE, SIGNED
- Author
- Jaffe, Sherril
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Black Sparrow Press
- Place of Publication
- Santa Barbara
- Date Published
- 1979
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Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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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...
- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Tipped In
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- Fine
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