GROWTH OF THE SOIL [PROOF COPY W/ SIGNED NOTE FROM ALFRED A. KNOPF]
by HAMSUN, KNUT
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
CARLSBAD , California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1921. Apparently a proof copy with two volumes bound as one. According to a note from the prior dealer this was purchased from a collector who had a note in the book (now missing) saying it had been a proof copy from Alfred A. Knopf. Indeed there is a hand-written bound- in note stating: "Dear Miss Allen - I believe this to be not only the greatest novel I have ever published but the greatest novel I expect to ever publish. Do please buy it. Yours sincerely, Alfred A Knopf." High praise indeed! Alfred A. Knopf was an American publisher, the founder and longtime chairman of the prestigious publishing house Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Knopf published many of the most important writers of the 20th Century including Thomas Mann, Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, Andre Gide, Jack London, Willa Cather, Ezra Pound, and many more. Dark green binder's silk cloth with gilt titles to spine. Hamsun's masterpiece and winner of the Nobel Prize for literature. Recipient's bookplate to front, small stains to pp. 140-147 and 66-71. Very good and possibley unique as such. See photos. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46441
- Title
- GROWTH OF THE SOIL [PROOF COPY W/ SIGNED NOTE FROM ALFRED A. KNOPF]
- Author
- HAMSUN, KNUT
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1921
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA
Biblio member since 2017
CARLSBAD , California
About RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA
Member of IOBA. Used, rare, and out-of-print books. We carry a wide selection of first editions, signed books, world literature and poetry in translation, philosophy, history, sciences, scholarly subjects, and antiquarian books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- 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...