Gentleman Junkie and Other Stories of the Hung-Up Generation
by Harlan Ellison
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Evanston, IL: Regency Books, 1961. Original wraps. Near Fine. A crisp, very tight copy of the 1961 true 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Pocketbook, RB 102. "Here are portraits of the lost, the damned, the helpless, trying to get a handle on life. A startling collection of "hip" stories by an impressive young writer, torn from the shadows of a twilight world"
Synopsis
The original 50 cent paperback edition of this book now goes for $100 in rare book auctions. Why? Because it contains 25 of the best, hardest-to-find stories of the writer the Washington Post calls “one of the great living American short story writers,” the unpredictable Harlan Ellison.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15434
- Title
- Gentleman Junkie and Other Stories of the Hung-Up Generation
- Author
- Harlan Ellison
- Format/Binding
- Original wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Regency Books
- Place of Publication
- Evanston, IL
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- rare sleaze, rare Harlan Ellison, rare underground literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sleaze;
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
All books are offered subject to prior sale. Materials are returnable within 1 week of receipt provided prior notice is given.
About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
Buy and sell - rare, unusual and antiquarian - art, photography, literature, scholarly, sports, childrens, bindings.
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- Tight
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- Wrappers
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- Crisp
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- Fine
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