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A Letter from the Bastille Written to His Wife; Heretofore Unpublished , Now in the Collection of Mr. Graham Nash
by Marquis De Sade; Translated and Introduced by Gregory A. Pearson, Together with a Facsimile of the Original
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Los Angeles: Privately Printed (Press of the Pegacycle Lady), 1975. #119 of 150 copies. Presentation Association Copy, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED at the colophon -" for Gary Steigerwald William & Victoris Dailey" and also SIGNED AND INSCRIBED below by rock star Graham Nash -"To Gary Graham Nash, 4 March 76" with Nash's hand drawn in ink self-portrait. A Fine copy, quarter buckram with paste-paper boards hand-made at the press, label printed in blue and black. Printed in Centaur & Arrighi types on Arches Laid paper. 150 copies printed of which 75 were for sale. 9 unnumbered pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : facsimile. Gary Steigerwald was at the time an employee of Zeitlin & Ver Brugge Books, where Graham Nash purchased the de Sade letter from Victoria Dailey. One of the most elegant productions of the Press of the Pegacycle Lady, and SCARCE in current commerce. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED. Limited and Numbered First Edition. Quarter Buckram. Fine/No Jacket. Tall 8vo. Presentation Copy.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009227
- Title
- A Letter from the Bastille Written to His Wife; Heretofore Unpublished , Now in the Collection of Mr. Graham Nash
- Author
- Marquis De Sade; Translated and Introduced by Gregory A. Pearson, Together with a Facsimile of the Original
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Limited and Numbered First Edition
- Publisher
- Privately Printed (Press of the Pegacycle Lady)
- Place of Publication
- Los Angeles
- Date Published
- 1975
- Size
- Tall 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Books About Books and Fine Printing;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- First Edition
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- Inscribed
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
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