The General
by Forester, C. S
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus to Near Fine
- Seller
-
SANTA BARBARA, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Little Brown & Co., 1936. Nice copy of a book in its first printing. Signed by the author on half-title. Book itself in first is scarce. There are no other signed firsts of this book presently on the market and very few firsts of any kind. Unmarked, tight and square. Well bound in three colors of green, gold and red. Light wear at head of spine but no fraying. Jacket is clipped at head of front flap but $ sign evident and what looks like the bottom of a 2. Red portion of jackets spine lightly sunned. Jacket has been remarkably well preserved given its age. Only light wear at edges. Novel was considered by author as his favorite among his books. Based loosely on the career of General Sir Douglas Haig. In mylar. . Signed by Author. First American Edition. Hardccover. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus to Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Timothy Norlen Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018211
- Title
- The General
- Author
- Forester, C. S
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus to Near Fine
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Little Brown & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1936
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions;
Terms of Sale
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Books sent out within 24 - 48 hours upon receipt of order. Return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 15 days after delivery if an item arrives that is not as described.
About the Seller
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Biblio member since 2019
SANTA BARBARA, California
About Timothy Norlen Bookseller
I am a internet based bookstore that specializes in Modern First Editions, film sources, Mystery and Detective fiction and Western Americana. I have approximately 10,000 books, primarily first editions with about 1300 of them signed by the author. I try and stock only books that are sound, clean and attractive.
Glossary
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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....
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