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God Knows
by Heller, Joseph
- Used
- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/near fine
- Seller
-
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Fine/near fine. Inscribed first edition of God Knows by Joseph Heller.. Octavo, 353pp. Red cloth, title in gilt on spine. No additional printings listed. Solid text block, a fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, no price listed, small chips to spine and corners, a near fine example. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "To Steve --- If you keep making money to buy my books, I'll keep writing them. Best wishes. - Joseph Heller / Nov 21, 1984 / E. Hampton, N.Y.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15105
- Title
- God Knows
- Author
- Heller, Joseph
- Illustrator
- Inscribed first edition of God Knows by Joseph Heller.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- first edition Catch-22, first edition Joseph Heller, signed book Joseph Heller, good as gold heller
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About the Seller
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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