The Recognitions
by Gaddis, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
NY: Harcourt Brace. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth titled in gilt. Stated first edition. Spine ends softened and slightly sunned. Hinges loose, mesh showing in spots. Small section of pages have corner crease. Unmarked. The DJ in mylar is edgechipped/edgecreased and rubbed at folds. Flap price of $7.50 intact. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
Synopsis
The Recognitions is a 1955 novel by American William Gaddis. It is widely praised, and also known for its complexity. The novel was poorly received initially, but Gaddis's reputation grew, twenty years later, with the publication of his second novel J R (which won a National Book Award), and The Recognitions received belated fame; it is usually placed at least on a par with the later novel. Time Magazine included The Recognitions in its TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005.
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Details
- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19853
- Title
- The Recognitions
- Author
- Gaddis, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1955
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- 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....
- Cloth
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- Sunned
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- First Edition
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- 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...
- Jacket
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- Good+
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