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The New York Trilogy : City Of Glass' , 'Ghosts' & 'The Locked Room' : All Three Titles Signed By The Author
by Auster, Paul
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Market Harborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
A 3 Vols Set : The New York Trilogy : 'City Of Glass', 'Ghosts' & 'The Locked Room'. All three books are the First USA printings published by Sun and Moon Press, Los Angeles in 1985 and 1986. All have the full number line and state 'First Edition'. The BOOKS are all in near Fine condition. Light pushing at the spine ends to Vol.1. All are free from inscriptions. The WRAPPERS are complete and are in near Fine condition The wrapper of 'City of Glass' is in the second state; the spine is slightly toned and there is a barely visible outline where the small sticker bearing the publisher's imprint was plainly tipped to the spine. This sticker is now loosely inserted. There is no difference between the first and second state wrappers apart from when the publishers realised they had omitted the publishers imprint on the printed wrapper, they produced some small paper imprints to be tipped on to the spine of the wrapper. Most of these have inevitably fallen off over the passage of time but this one is loosely inserted. With this set is also included the third state wrapper where the publisher's imprint has been incorporated into the printed wrapper and additional logo designs have been added to the flaps. The wrappers are protected in removable Brodart archival covers. All three volumes have been signed (without dedication) by the author to the title page. Paul Auster's classic meta-fictional detective story with his signature theme of the search for identity and his brand of American existentialism. A sharp set of the author's classic work.
Synopsis
The New York Trilogy is a series of novels by Paul Auster. Originally published sequentially as City of Glass, Ghosts and The Locked Room (1986), it has since been collected into a single volume.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2222322244935
- Title
- The New York Trilogy : City Of Glass' , 'Ghosts' & 'The Locked Room' : All Three Titles Signed By The Author
- Author
- Auster, Paul
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First USA Editions
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sun and Moon Press, Los Angeles, USA
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1985-86
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Auster, New York
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
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About the Seller
Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
Biblio member since 2015
Market Harborough, Leicestershire
About Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
We trade as a family-run internet business in Market Harborough in the heart of the Midlands. We have over 10 years experience of collecting and selling a range of genres, specialising in iconic modern fiction and children's titles. Please feel free to browse our website: www.ashtonrarebooks.com. All items are fully described and if any reasonable discrepancy is noted on arrival to the customer, a full refund including payment for return to us will be made. Items over £250 may be paid for in instalments subject to agreement- however, all books remain the property of Ashton Rare Books until the full balance has been paid. Please contact us at : les@ashtonrarebooks.com if you are looking for a particular title or require further assistance.We are full members of the PBFA, ABA and ILAB.
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- Flap(s)
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- Second State
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- Brodart
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- New
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- Spine
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- Title Page
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- Fine
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